"Quebec" meaning in English

See Quebec in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kwɪˈbɛk/ [UK, US], /kwəˈbɛk/ [UK, US], /kəˈbɛk/ [Canada], /kwɪˈbɛk/ [Canada], /kɛˈbɛk/ [Canada], /keɪˈbɛk/ [Canada], /kwəˈbɛk/ [Canada] Audio: En-ca-Quebec.oga Forms: Quebecs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: From French Québec, from Algonquin kepék (“(it) narrows”). Cognate with Mi'kmaq gepe'g (“plug”), and Mi'kmaq Kepinkek; compare Proto-Algonquian *kepahikani (“obstruction”). 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Québec}} French Québec, {{der|en|alq|kepék|gloss=(it) narrows}} Algonquin kepék (“(it) narrows”), {{cog|mic|gepe'g|t=plug}} Mi'kmaq gepe'g (“plug”), {{cog|mic|Kepinkek}} Mi'kmaq Kepinkek Head templates: {{en-proper noun|-|s}} Quebec (usually uncountable, plural Quebecs)
  1. A province in eastern Canada. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (place): Places in Canada, Provinces of Canada, Quebec Derived forms (province): QC, Que., Que, Qc., Qc, P.Q., P. Q., PQ [abbreviation] Translations (province): Kephek (Abenaki), Kébèk [masculine] (Antillean Creole), كِيبِك (kibik) [masculine] (Arabic), Քվեբեկ (Kʻvebek) (Armenian), Квэбэ́к (Kvebék) [masculine] (Belarusian), কুইবেক (kuibek) (Bengali), Kebek (Breton), Квебе́к (Kvebék) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Quebec [masculine] (Catalan), 魁北克 (fui¹ bak¹ hak¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 古壁 (gu² bik¹) [archaic] (Chinese Cantonese), 魁省 (fui¹ saang²) [short-form] (Chinese Cantonese), 魁北克 (Kuíběikè) (Chinese Mandarin), 魁省 (Kuí Shěng) [short-form] (Chinese Mandarin), Québec (Dutch), Kebekio (Esperanto), Kebeko (Esperanto), Quebec (Finnish), Québec [masculine] (French), კვებეკი (ḳvebeḳi) (Georgian), Québec [neuter] (German), Quebec (German), Κεμπέκ (Kempék) [masculine] (Greek), Kebèk (Haitian Creole), קוויבק (Hebrew), केबेक (kebek) (Hindi), Quebec (Interlingua), ᑯᐱᐊᒃ (kopiak) (Inuktitut), ᑯᐸᐃᒃ (kopaik) (Inuktitut), Quebec [masculine] (Italian), ケベック (Kebekku) (Japanese), ケベック州 (Kebekku-shū) (Japanese), កេបិច (keebəc) (Khmer), 퀘벡 (Kwebek) (Korean), Quebecum (Latin), Квебе́к (Kvebék) [masculine] (Macedonian), केबेक (kebek) (Marathi), क्वेबेक (kvebek) (Marathi), Кэбэк (Kebek) (Mongolian), Tchubec [masculine] (Norman), Quebèc [masculine] (Occitan), کبک (kebek) (Persian), Quebec [masculine] (Polish), Quebec [masculine] (Portuguese), Quebeque [masculine] (Portuguese), Квебе́к (Kvebék) [masculine] (Russian), Cuibeic (Scottish Gaelic), Cuebec (Scottish Gaelic), Квибек [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Kvibek [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Quebec [masculine] (Spanish), Kwebeki (Swahili), Québec (Swedish), ควิเบก (kwí-bèk) (Thai), Kebek (Turkish), Квебе́к (Kvebék) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Quê-béc (Vietnamese), Kebek [neuter] (West Frisian)
    Sense id: en-Quebec-en-name-7cpYtvPF Categories (other): Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 37 39 6 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 38 44 5 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 15 33 38 8 6 Disambiguation of 'province': 57 43 Disambiguation of 'province': 57 43
  2. The capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (place): Cities in Canada, Cities in Quebec, Places in Canada, Places in Quebec Synonyms: Québec Synonyms (capital city of Quebec): Quebec City, Québec City Derived forms: Quebecer, Quebecker, Quebecian, Quebecism, Quebec red trout, Quebexican Related terms: Quebecois, Québécois Translations (city): Քվեբեկ (Kʻvebek) (Armenian), কুইবেক (kuibek) (Bengali), Квебе́к (Kvebék) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 魁北克市 (fui¹ bak¹ hak¹ si⁵) (Chinese Cantonese), 魁北克城 (fui¹ bak¹ hak¹ sing⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 魁北克市 (Kuíběikè Shì) (Chinese Mandarin), 魁北克城 (Kuíběikè Chéng) (Chinese Mandarin), Québec (Dutch), Kebeko (Esperanto), Quebec (Finnish), Québec [masculine] (French), კვებეკი (ḳvebeḳi) (Georgian), Quebec [neuter] (German), Québec [neuter] (German), Κεμπέκ (Kempék) (Greek), Kebèk (Haitian Creole), Quebec (Interlingua), ᖁᐃᐲᒃ (qoipiik) (Inuktitut), Quebec [masculine] (Italian), ケベック (Kebekku) (Japanese), កេបិច (keebəc) (Khmer), 퀘벡 (Kwebek) (Korean), Kvebekas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Квебе́к (Kvebék) [masculine] (Macedonian), केबेक (kebek) (Marathi), क्वेबेक (kvebek) (Marathi), Quebèc [masculine] (Occitan), Quebec [masculine] (Polish), Quebec [feminine] (Portuguese), Квебе́к (Kvebék) [masculine] (Russian), Cuibeic (Scottish Gaelic), Cuebec (Scottish Gaelic), Квибек [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Kvibek [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Quebec [masculine] (Spanish), Québec (Swedish), ควิเบก (kwí-bèk) (Thai), Квебе́к (Kvebék) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Quê-béc (Vietnamese)
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1996, Eldon Black, “Prologue: 1960-1967”, in Direct Intervention: Canada-France Relations, 1967-1974, Carleton University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 9:",
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          "roman": "Kebek",
          "sense": "province",
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          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "province",
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          "word": "Tchubec"
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          "sense": "province",
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          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "kebek",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "province",
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    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
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    "Terms with Hebrew translations",
    "Terms with Hindi translations",
    "Terms with Interlingua translations",
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    "Terms with Korean translations",
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    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Thai translations",
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      "word": "Kephek"
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      "sense": "province",
      "word": "কুইবেক"
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      "sense": "province",
      "word": "魁北克"
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      "sense": "province",
      "word": "魁北克"
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      "sense": "province",
      "word": "Kebekio"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "Quebec"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "province",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ka",
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      "sense": "province",
      "word": "კვებეკი"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "province",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Québec"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "province",
      "word": "Quebec"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "Kempék",
      "sense": "province",
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      "sense": "province",
      "word": "Kebèk"
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      "sense": "province",
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      "sense": "province",
      "word": "Quebec"
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      "roman": "kopiak",
      "sense": "province",
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      "sense": "province",
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "Kebekku",
      "sense": "province",
      "word": "ケベック"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
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      "word": "ケベック州"
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      "code": "km",
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      "roman": "keebəc",
      "sense": "province",
      "word": "កេបិច"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Kwebek",
      "sense": "province",
      "word": "퀘벡"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "province",
      "word": "Quebecum"
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      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "Kvebék",
      "sense": "province",
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      "word": "Квебе́к"
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      "sense": "province",
      "word": "केबेक"
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      "roman": "Kebek",
      "sense": "province",
      "word": "Кэбэк"
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      "sense": "province",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Tchubec"
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      "code": "oc",
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      "sense": "province",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Quebèc"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "kebek",
      "sense": "province",
      "word": "کبک"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "province",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Quebec"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "province",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Quebec"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "province",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Quebeque"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "Kvebék",
      "sense": "province",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Квебе́к"
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      "code": "gd",
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      "sense": "province",
      "word": "Cuibeic"
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    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "province",
      "word": "Cuebec"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "province",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Квибек"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "province",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "province",
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      "word": "Quebec"
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    {
      "code": "sw",
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      "sense": "province",
      "word": "Kwebeki"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "province",
      "word": "Québec"
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      "roman": "kwí-bèk",
      "sense": "province",
      "word": "ควิเบก"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "province",
      "word": "Kebek"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Kvebék",
      "sense": "province",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Квебе́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "province",
      "word": "Quê-béc"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "province",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "Kebek"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Kʻvebek",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Քվեբեկ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "kuibek",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "কুইবেক"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Kvebék",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Квебе́к"
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      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "fui¹ bak¹ hak¹ si⁵",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "魁北克市"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "fui¹ bak¹ hak¹ sing⁴",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "魁北克城"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Kuíběikè Shì",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "魁北克市"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Kuíběikè Chéng",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "魁北克城"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Québec"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Kebeko"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Quebec"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Québec"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳvebeḳi",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "კვებეკი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Quebec"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "Québec"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "Kempék",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Κεμπέκ"
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    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Kebèk"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Quebec"
    },
    {
      "code": "iu",
      "lang": "Inuktitut",
      "roman": "qoipiik",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "ᖁᐃᐲᒃ"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Quebec"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Kebekku",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "ケベック"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "keebəc",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "កេបិច"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Kwebek",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "퀘벡"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kvebekas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Kvebék",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Квебе́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "kebek",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "केबेक"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "kvebek",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "क्वेबेक"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Quebèc"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Quebec"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Quebec"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Kvebék",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Квебе́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Cuibeic"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Cuebec"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Квибек"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kvibek"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Quebec"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Québec"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kwí-bèk",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "ควิเบก"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Kvebék",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Квебе́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Quê-béc"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Quebec",
    "en:Quebec City",
    "en:Saint Lawrence River"
  ],
  "word": "Quebec"
}

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