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Quebec
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quebec Québec Quê-béc
Translingual
frameless|upright=0.5 Quebec (mul Q9950) frameless Quebec (mul signal flag) frameless Quebec (mul Q5762)
Alternative forms
mul quebec QUEBEC
Etymology
mul en Quebec.
Pronunciation
mul [keˈbɛk] DIN 5009:2022-06 Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“) Deutsches Institut für Normung June 2022
Noun
mul noun
mul Q9950 1 1 Q
mul signal flag mul nautical Signal flag for the letter Q.
mul Q5762 mul time zone UTC−04:00
Translations
the letter "Q" in a national spelling alphabet
Bulgarian: bg Квебек
Czech: cs Quido
English: en Queen
Estonian: et Quebec
Finnish: fi kuu
Italian: it Quarto
Swedish: sv Qvintus
References
English
<dab!>
region Q176 en Location of the province of Quebec in Canada
thumb|Entering Quebec, Co. Durham
Alternative forms
en Québec Kebec see usage notes there archaic
Etymology
en :bor fr:Québec
From en fr Québec, from en alq kepék (it) narrows. Cognate with mic gepe'g plug, and mic Kepinkek. It originally referred to the area around en Quebec City where the en Saint Lawrence River narrows to a cliff-lined gap. The name of the city preceded that of the province.
Pronunciation
en /kwɪˈbɛk/ /kwəˈbɛk/ UK,US
en /kəˈbɛk/ /kwɪˈbɛk/ /kɛˈbɛk/ /keɪˈbɛk/ /kwəˈbɛk/ Canada
en /kiwˈbɛk/ Hong Kong
en En-ca-Quebec.oga Canada
en ɛk 2
Proper noun
- s
en Q176en province in eastern c/Canada Quebec City Montreal.
en Province of Quebec
en 1996 Eldon Black Prologue: 1960-1967 Direct Intervention: Canada-France Relations, 1967-1974 https://archive.org/details/directinterventi0000blac/ w:Carleton University Press 0-88629-289-1 243884090 9 https://archive.org/details/directinterventi0000blac/page/9/ 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.
en Q2145en capital city p:pref/Quebec c/Canada + + City.
en Quebec City Québec City
Other places elsewhere:
en village town:pref/Brooklyn co/Windham County s/Connecticut c/USA.
en ucomm co/Sweet Grass County s/Montana c/USA.
en small village par/Esh co/County Durham cc/England OS grid ref NZ1843.
en hamlet par/Harting dist/Chichester co/West Sussex cc/England OS grid ref SU7821.
en French.
Derived terms
en Quebecistan Quebeckish quebecol Quexit province en QC, Que., Que, Qc., Qc, P.Q., P. Q., PQ abbreviation Quebecer,Quebecker Quebecian Quebecism Quebec red trout Quebexican
Related terms
en Quebecois, en Québécois
Translations
province
Abenaki: abe Kephek
Antillean Creole: gcf Kébèk m
Arabic: ar كِيبِك m kibik
Armenian: hy Քվեբեկ
Belarusian: be Квэбэ́к m
Bengali: bn কুইবেক
Breton: br Kebek
Bulgarian: bg Квебе́к m
Catalan: ca Quebec m
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 魁北克 fui1 bak1 hak1, yue 古壁 gu2 bik1 archaic, yue 魁省 fui1 saang2 short form
Mandarin: cmn 魁北克 Kuíběikè, cmn 魁省 Kuí Shěng short form
Dutch: nl Québec
Esperanto: eo Kebekio
Finnish: fi Quebec
French: fr Québec m
Frisian:
West Frisian: fy Kebek n
Georgian: ka კვებეკი
German: de Québec n, de Quebec n
Greek: el Κεμπέκ m
Haitian Creole: ht Kebèk
Hebrew: he קוויבק
Hindi: hi केबेक, hi क्यूबेक
Interlingua: ia Quebec
Inuktitut: iu ᑯᐱᐊᒃ, iu ᑯᐸᐃᒃ
Italian: it Quebec m
Japanese: ja ケベック Kebekku, ja ケベック州 Kebekku-shū
Khmer: km កេបិច
Korean: ko ^퀘벡
Latin: la Quebecum
Macedonian: mk Квебе́к m
Marathi: mr केबेक, mr क्वेबेक
Mongolian: mn Кэбэк
Norman: nrf Tchubec m
Occitan: oc Quebèc m
Persian: fa کبک kebek
Polish: pl Quebec m
Portuguese: pt Quebec m, pt Quebeque m
Russian: ru Квебе́к m
Scottish Gaelic: gd Cuibeic, gd Cuebec
Serbo-Croatian: sh Квибек m, sh Kvibek m
Spanish: es Quebec m
Swahili: sw Kwebeki
Swedish: sv Québec
Thai: th ควิเบก, th เกแบ็ก ke-bek
Turkish: tr Kebek
Ukrainian: uk Квебе́к m
Vietnamese: vi Quê-béc, vi Kê-béc
city
Armenian: hy Քվեբեկ
Bengali: bn কুইবেক
Bulgarian: bg Квебе́к m
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 魁北克市 fui1 bak1 hak1 si5, yue 魁北克城 fui1 bak1 hak1 sing4
Mandarin: cmn 魁北克市 Kuíběikè Shì, cmn 魁北克城 Kuíběikè Chéng
Dutch: nl Québec
Esperanto: eo Kebeko, eo Kebekurbo
Finnish: fi Quebec
French: fr Québec m
Georgian: ka კვებეკი
German: de Quebec n, de Québec n
Greek: el Κεμπέκ
Haitian Creole: ht Kebèk
Hindi: hi क्यूबेक m
Interlingua: ia Quebec
Inuktitut: iu ᖁᐃᐲᒃ
Italian: it Quebec m
Japanese: ja ケベック Kebekku
Khmer: km កេបិច
Korean: ko ^퀘벡
Lithuanian: lt Kvebekas m
Macedonian: mk Квебе́к m
Marathi: mr केबेक, mr क्वेबेक
Occitan: oc Quebèc m
Polish: pl Quebec m
Portuguese: pt Quebec f
Russian: ru Квебе́к m
Scottish Gaelic: gd Cuibeic, gd Cuebec
Serbo-Croatian: sh Квибек m, sh Kvibek m
Spanish: es Quebec m
Swedish: sv Québec
Thai: th ควิเบก
Ukrainian: uk Квебе́к m
Vietnamese: vi Quê-béc, vi Kê-béc
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Quebec is the 125282nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 137 individuals. Quebec is most common among White (62.04%) and American Indian/Alaskan Native (27.01%) individuals.
See also
Catalan
Pronunciation
è ? ?
Proper noun
m
ca Quebec Q176,Q2145
Derived terms
ca quebequès
Finnish
Etymology
From fi fr Québec, from fi alq kepék.
Pronunciation
kebek
Proper noun
fi Quebec Q176,Q2145
Declension
After the spelling:
sg Quebec a 0
After the pronunciation:
sg Quebec ä 0
Derived terms
fi quebeciläinen
German
Alternative forms
de Québec
de Quebeck archaic
Pronunciation
de [keˈbɛk]
de De-Québec.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
toponym
de Quebec Q176,Q2145
Declension
toponym
Derived terms
de Quebecer
de Quebecerin
See also
de Unterkanada
Further reading
Quebec_Provinz (Quebec Provinz)
Quebec_Stadt (Quebec Stadt)
Polish
pl:
Etymology
pl :ubor en:Quebec 3 1
Pronunciation
ke'bek LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-Quebec.wav Que.bec
Proper noun
m-in
pl Quebec Q176,Q2145
Declension
<m.inan.sg.-*.genu.ins:Quebekiem>
Further reading
pl exonyms
Portuguese
pt:
thumb|Massifs du Québec
Etymology
pt :ubor fr:Québec + 1
Pronunciation
Quebéque
Proper noun
m
pt Quebeque:
pt Quebec Q176,Q2145 ##
Slovak
Pronunciation
kvibek
Proper noun
m-in Quebecu
sk Québec:
sk Quebec Q176,Q2145 ##
References
Spanish
Alternative forms
es Québec
Etymology
es :der fr:Québec + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
es Quebec Q176,Q2145
Derived terms
es quebequense quebequés