Québec
See also: Quebec, quebec, and Quê-béc
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /kwɪˈbɛk/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /kwɪˈbɛk/, /kəˈbɛk/, /keɪˈbɛk/
Proper noun
Québec
- Alternative form of Quebec
- Quebec City (official federal and provincial government usage)
French
Etymology
From Algonquin kepék (“(it) narrows”), originally referred to the area around Quebec City where the Saint Lawrence River narrows to a cliff-lined gap.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ke.bɛk/
Audio (Côte-Nord, Quebec) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛk
Proper noun
Québec m
- Quebec (a province of Canada)
- Quebec, Quebec City (the capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada)
- Synonym: Ville de Québec
- (by metonymy) The government of the province of Quebec.
- Québec a annoncé de nouvelles investissements en santé.
- Quebec City [i.e. the Quebec government] announced new funding for health.
Usage notes
The name of the city does not take a definite article: Québec, de Québec, à Québec. This is also true when the name of the city is used as a metonymy for the government of the province. The name of the province does take an article: le Québec, au Québec, du Québec, except in the expression Province de Québec.
Derived terms
- Action démocratique du Québec
- Québécois
- québécois
- québécité
- Sûreté du Québec
- (province): QC, Que., Que, Qc., Qc, P.Q., P. Q., PQ (abbreviation)
Descendants
- English: Quebec
- → Portuguese: Quebeque, Quebec
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [keˈbɛk]
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Québec n (proper noun, genitive Québecs or (optionally with an article) Québec)
- Quebec (a province of Canada)
- Quebec, Quebec City (the capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada)
Italian
Proper noun
Québec ?
- Alternative form of Quebec
Portuguese
Proper noun
Québec
- Alternative form of Quebec
Romanian
Proper noun
Québec n
- Alternative form of Quebec
Slovak
Alternative forms
- Quebec
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkebek]
Proper noun
Québec m (genitive singular Québecu)
- Quebec (a province of Canada)
References
- Québec in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Spanish
Proper noun
Québec ?
- Alternative form of Quebec