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)

Sense 1

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)

 Context examples 

How about flying to Paris? Or in Italy, Venice, Sienna, or Rome? In the US, Carmel-by-the-Sea or Santa Barbara? In Spain, Seville, or in Canada, Victoria or Quebec City?

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)