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'que

1 American  
[kyoo] / kyu /

noun

Chiefly California.
  1. a shortened form of barbecue.


Que. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Quebec.


Que. British  

abbreviation

  1. Quebec

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of 'que

By shortening

Example Sentences

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The new QScale data center development in Lévis, Que. is one such project.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2023

She upset three seeded players at the National Bank Open: 13th-seeded Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., world No. 1 Iga Swiatek, and 14th-seeded Karolina Pliskova in succession.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2022

The Lasalle, Que., native had several friends and family members in attendance.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2022

In 1948, Gerard Cote of St. Barnabe, Que., won the Boston Marathon for the fourth time.

From Washington Times • Apr. 17, 2015

Mr. Napoleon A. Comeau, author of Life and Sport on the North Shore, and one who has had fifty years' practical experience within the Labrador area, writes from Godbout River, Que.:

From Supplement to Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador Supplement to an Address Presented by Lt.-Colonel William Wood, F.R.S.C. Before the Second Annual Meeting of the Commission of Conservation in January, 1911 by Wood, William Charles Henry

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