Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quebec

/kwɪˈbɛk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: que-bec
IPA: /kwɪˈbɛk/

19

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province in eastern Canada. Capital: Quebec City. Largest city: Montreal.

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name

The capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada.

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name

A surname from French.

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noun

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

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Québec, kepék

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kwɪˈbɛk/
British English: /kwɪˈbɛk/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Quebecs (plural) Québec (alternative) Kebec (alternative)

Derived Forms

QC Que. Que Qc. P.Q. PQ Quebecer Quebecker Quebecian Quebecism Quebecistan Quebeckish

Phrases

P. Q. Quebec red trout

Frequently Paired Words

Quebecois Québécois

Synonyms

Province of Quebec Quebec City Québec City

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce quebec?: The recorded pronunciation is /kwɪˈbɛk/.
What does quebec mean?: A province in eastern Canada. Capital: Quebec City. Largest city: Montreal.
Where does quebec come from?: It is traced to French.

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