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Quebec cultural definition

Province in eastern Canada, bordered to the east by Newfoundland, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean); to the southeast by New Brunswick and several states of the United States; to the southwest by Ontario; to the west by Ontario and Hudson Bay; and to the north by islands of the Northwest Territories. Its capital is Quebec City, and its largest city is Montreal.

  • A French colony from 1663 to 1759, Quebec was then lost to the British.
  • It is Canada's largest province in area and second largest in population, after Ontario.
  • With French as its official language, Quebec has experienced tensions between its majority French and minority English cultures.

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