former capital of the Philippines: absorbed into Manila in 1975: pop. 1,670,000
See Quezon City in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kāˈsônˌ, -sōnˌ)
A city of central Luzon, Philippines, adjoining Manila. Chiefly residential with a textile industry, it was the official capital of the Philippines from 1948 to 1976. Population: 2,170,000.