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Quebec^¹

/kwɪˈbɛk/ UK, US
/kwəˈbɛk/ UK, US
/kəˈbɛk/ Canada
/kwɪˈbɛk/ Canada
/kɛˈbɛk/ Canada
/keɪˈbɛk/ Canada
/kwəˈbɛk/ Canada
/kiwˈbɛk/ Hong Kong

Rhymes with -ɛk

Where it comes from

From French Québec, from Algonquin kepék (“(it) narrows”). Cognate with Mi'kmaq gepe'g (“plug”), and Mi'kmaq Kepinkek. It originally referred to the area around Quebec City where the Saint Lawrence River narrows to a cliff-lined gap. The name of the city preceded that of the province.

proper noun Quebecs · Québec · Kebec

uncountable, usually A province in eastern Canada. Capital: Quebec City. Largest city: Montreal. And of course, in July 1967 De Gaulle did come to Canada. He made his speeches in Quebec, was enthusiastically received on the Chemin du Roy, shouted “Vive le Quebec libre” in Montreal and, on learning of the reaction of the Canadian government, returned to Paris without going to Ottawa.
Similar: Province of Quebec
uncountable, usually The capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada.
Similar: Quebec City, Québec City
uncountable, usually A village in the town of Brooklyn, Windham County, Connecticut, United States.
uncountable, usually An unincorporated community in Sweet Grass County, Montana, United States.
uncountable, usually A small village in Esh parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1843).
uncountable, usually A hamlet in Harting parish, Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU7821).
uncountable, usually A surname from French.

quebec^²

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Quebec from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: quebec city, alberta, manitoba, montreal, sherbrooke, ontario, dartmouth, saskatchewan, yukon, fenton, nunavut, labrador, newfoundland, brunswick, lomas, atlantic

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Every language

name province

Español	Quebec
한국어	퀘벡 Kwebek
日本語	ケベック Kebekku, ケベック州 Kebekku-shū
中文	魁北克 Kuíběikè, 魁省 Kuí Shěng
हिन्दी	केबेक kebek, क्यूबेक kyūbek
Kiswahili	Kwebeki
Português	Quebec, Quebeque
Français	Québec
Deutsch	Québec, Quebec
Italiano	Quebec
Ελληνικά	Κεμπέκ Kempék
Русский	Квебе́к Kvebék
Tiếng Việt	Quê-béc, Kê-béc
العربية	كِيبِك kibik
עברית	קוויבק

name city

Español	Quebec
한국어	퀘벡 Kwebek
日本語	ケベック Kebekku
中文	魁北克市 Kuíběikè Shì, 魁北克城 Kuíběikè Chéng
हिन्दी	क्यूबेक kyūbek
Português	Quebec
Français	Québec
Deutsch	Quebec, Québec
Italiano	Quebec
Ελληνικά	Κεμπέκ Kempék
Русский	Квебе́к Kvebék
Tiếng Việt	Quê-béc, Kê-béc

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@misc{quebec_2026,
  title = {quebec},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quebec},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}