I. kwi-ˈbek also ki-
Date: 1952
— a communications code word for the letter q
II. kwi-ˈbek, ki- geographical name
or Qué·bec kā-ˈbek
1. province E Canada extending from Hudson Bay to Gaspé Peninsula area 524,251 square miles (1,357,811 square kilometers ), population 7,410,504
2. city & port, its capital, on the St. Lawrence population 169,076
• Que·bec·er or Que·beck·er kwi-ˈbe-kər, ki- noun