Quebec
/kwɪˈbek/1
- a heavily forested province in eastern Canada; pop. 7,546, 131 (2006). It was settled by the French in 1608, ceded to the British in 1763, and became one of the original four provinces in the Dominion of Canada in 1867. The majority of its residents are French-speaking and it is a focal point of the French-Canadian nationalist movement, which advocates independence for Quebec. French name
Q UÉBEC /kwɪˈbek,〈法〉kebɛk/.魁北克省（加拿大东部森林密集的省份, 2006年人口7,546, 131; 1608年法国人来此定居, 1763年割让给英国人, 1867年成了加拿大联邦最早的四个省之一; 居民大多讲法语, 是鼓吹魁北克独立的法加民族主义运动中心; 法语名Q UÉBEC）。
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- （亦作Quebec City）the capital city of Quebec, a port on the St Lawrence River; pop. 491,142 (2006). Founded in 1608, it is Canada's oldest city. It was captured from the French by a British force in 1759 after the battle of the Plains of Abraham, and became capital of Lower Canada (later Quebec) in 1791.魁北克市（加拿大魁北克省省会, 圣劳伦斯河沿岸的港口城市; 2006年人口491,142; 建于1608年, 是加拿大最古老的城市, 1759年一支英国军队通过亚伯拉罕草原战役将其从法国人手中夺走, 1791年成为下加拿大省［即后来的魁北克省］省会）。
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- a code word representing the letter Q, used in radio communication（无线电通讯中使用的）字母Q的代称。
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