PQ

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. Quebec, Canada (approved for postal use).

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p.q. ² American  

abbreviation

1. previous question.

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P.Q. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Province of Quebec.

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PQ ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. (esp in postal addresses) Province of Quebec

2. Parti Québécois

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pq ² British  

abbreviation

1. previous question

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Example Sentences

In this model, the PQ symmetry is kept as a global symmetry rather than being "gauged," which protects the delicate axion physics needed to solve the strong-CP problem.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2025

Product placements in the United States are estimated to be a nearly $23 billion industry, according to PQ Media, a research firm.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024

"It's a beautiful moment for Quebec democracy," said PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon on Twitter.

From Reuters • Dec. 9, 2022

These include major businesses like ExxonMobil and the PQ corporation, which have a refinery and chemical plant in the city, respectively, and would be the city's biggest customers once the water starts flowing.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2022

For example: In a triangle ABC, to draw PQ parallel to the base AB, cutting the sides in P and Q, so that PQ shall equal AP + BQ.

From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene