QUEBEC CITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Quebec City mean? 

• QUEBEC CITY (noun)
  The noun QUEBEC CITY has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: QUEBEC CITY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUEBEC CITY (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Quebec; Quebec City

Instance hypernyms:

provincial capital (the capital city of a province)

Meronyms (parts of "Quebec City"):

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

Quebec Bridge (a cantilever bridge in Quebec)

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

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