/ English Dictionary

QUEBEC

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

Canadian province (Canada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative purposes)

Meronyms (parts of "Quebec"):

Quebec; Quebec City (the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River)

Montreal (a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world)

James Bay (the southern extension of Hudson Bay in Canada between western Quebec and northeastern Ontario)

Champlain; Lake Champlain (a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812)

Holonyms ("Quebec" is a part of...):

Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River

Synonyms:

Quebec; Quebec City

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

provincial capital (the capital city of a province)

Meronyms (parts of "Quebec"):

Pierre Laporte Bridge (a suspension bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at Quebec)

Quebec Bridge (a cantilever bridge in Quebec)

Holonyms ("Quebec" is a part of...):

Quebec (the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British)

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