Quebec
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- proper noun
- /kwɪˈbɛk/
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Quebec
- Many tourists visit Quebec to experience its unique festivals and cuisine.
- the province of Quebec
- Ontario and Quebec
- Quebec, Canada
It showed that their like their location was in Quebec, Canada.
- It showed that their like their location was in Quebec, Canada.
- And in Ontario, where I lived, Ottawa borders Quebec.
- And we're peddlers in the countryside of Quebec.
- The first one is Still Life by Louise Penny, who is an author from Quebec, which hey, I want to read this series.
- And so now they're doing a pilot program where they have placed five dogs this fall in courtrooms across Quebec.
- They're widespread from the Arctic, what's today, the Arctic in Quebec, Eastern Europe and so forth.
- And all the other guys were from England, from Canada, Quebec, but they're all white Caucasian guys.
- This one is Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Novell and Canadian author, Quebec author.
- And then I went to Graduate School and in between I went to Quebec.
- It's not because like Minus Media Group and Intel don't love Quebec.
Examples
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The province of Quebec is known for its rich French cultural heritage and beautiful landscapes.
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The first province to allow class action legislation was Quebec, which has had class actions since the 1970s.
Academic text (1999) -
I was born in Quebec, it's in Canada.
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I was born in Quebec.
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Our village was 60 miles south of Quebec City, next to the U.S. border and Maine.
Fiction book (1994) -
The province of Quebec spends nearly as much as the U.S. on assessment.
Academic text (1999) -
In provinces like Quebec, there are no jury trials in civil matters.
Academic text (1999) -
The United States and Canada might not agree to let an independent Quebec join NAFTA.
Academic text (2008) -
Landfill costs are much lower in Quebec than in New York State and are therefore very appealing.
Academic text (1992) -
Provincial authorities in Quebec won approval for an order of 500 Italian farm laborers in spring 1950.
Academic text (1991)
Compounds
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A city that is the capital of the province of Quebec in Canada, known for French-speaking people and old buildings
Surface Forms
Etymology
Quebec comes from an Algonquin word kebec that means 'where the river narrows'. The province was named for the area by the Saint Lawrence River where the water becomes narrow, which explains the name.