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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)
