"Québec" meaning in French

See Québec in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ke.bɛk/ Audio: FR-Québec.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: Borrowed from Algonquin kepék (“(it) narrows”), originally referred to the area around Quebec City where the Saint Lawrence River narrows to a cliff-lined gap. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|alq|kepék||(it) narrows}} Borrowed from Algonquin kepék (“(it) narrows”) Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Québec m
  1. Quebec (a province in eastern Canada) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Places in Canada
    Sense id: en-Québec-fr-name-tCcgYivA Categories (other): Provinces and territories of Canada, Quebec, Canada, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 28 36 36
  2. Quebec, Quebec City (the capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Cities in Canada, Cities in Quebec, Canada, Places in Canada, Places in Quebec, Canada Synonyms: Ville de Québec
    Sense id: en-Québec-fr-name--iWKQOe5 Categories (other): Provincial capitals of Canada, Quebec City, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 28 36 36
  3. Quebec, Quebec City (the capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada)
    (by metonymy) The government of the province of Quebec.
    Tags: masculine, metonymically Categories (place): Cities in Canada, Cities in Quebec, Canada, Places in Canada, Places in Quebec, Canada Synonyms: Ville de Québec
    Sense id: en-Québec-fr-name-teMPlI~J Categories (other): Provincial capitals of Canada, Quebec City, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 28 36 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 8 7 5 6 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Derived forms: Action démocratique du Québec, Québécois, québécois, québécité, Sûreté du Québec Derived forms (province): QC, Que., Que, Qc., Qc, P.Q., P. Q., PQ [abbreviation] Disambiguation of 'province': 37 28 35

Alternative forms

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