Quezon City

American  

[key-zon, -sohn] / ˈkeɪ zɒn, -soʊn /

noun

1. a city on W central Luzon Island, in the Philippines, NE of Manila: former national capital (1948–76).

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Quezon City British  

/ ˈkeɪzɒn /

noun

1. a city in the Philippines, on central Luzon adjoining Manila: capital of the Philippines from 1948 to 1976; seat of the University of the Philippines (1908). Pop: 2 173 831 (2000)

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Example Sentences

Bonta, a U.S. citizen, was born in Quezon City, Philippines, in 1972, when his parents were working there as missionaries, and immigrated with his family to California as an infant.

From Los Angeles Times

Customers at an internet cafe in Quezon City, Philippines, can play games that reward players with cryptocurrency tokens.Credit...

From New York Times

The Philippines arguably has the most ardent Swift fan base - Spotify data showed Quezon City in Manila had played the most streams of the singer last year.

From BBC

The fire broke out at 5:45 a.m. in a house in the district of Tandang Sora in Quezon City, a densely populated suburb northwest of the capital, Manila, a police report said.

From New York Times

Gen. Rob Bonta, who was born in Quezon City in the Philippines and immigrated as an infant to California with his family.

From Los Angeles Times