Ville De Québec
Ville de Québec is the French wording for Quebec City (direct translation: City of Québec) and may also refer to: * HMCS Ville de Quebec, naval vessels named after the city ** HMCS Ville de Québec (FFH 332), the second and current vessel- a Halifax class frigate See also * Name of Quebec City * Quebec City (other) * Quebec (other) Quebec is a French-speaking province in Eastern Canada. Quebec may also refer to: * Province of Quebec (1763–1791), a British colony in North America * Quebec City, the capital city of the province of Quebec Areas in Canada * Québec (electora ...

Quebec City
Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métropolitaine de Québec, metropolitan area had a population of 839,311. It is the eleventhList of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, -largest city and the seventhList of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, -largest metropolitan area in Canada. It is also the List of towns in Quebec, second-largest city in the province after Montreal. It has a humid continental climate with warm summers coupled with cold and snowy winters. The Algonquian people had originally named the area , an Algonquin language, AlgonquinThe Algonquin language is a distinct language of the Algonquian languages, Algonquian language family, and is not a misspelling. word meaning "where the river narrows", because the Saint Lawrence River na ...
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HMCS Ville De Quebec
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS ''Ville de Quebec'' (meaning "Quebec City" in English). * (I) was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. * (II) is a serving the Canadian Forces from 1993 to present. Battle honours * Atlantic, 1942–1944. * Gulf of St. Lawrence The Gulf of St. Lawrence () is the outlet of the North American Great Lakes via the St. Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean. The gulf is a semi-enclosed sea, covering an area of about and containing about of water, at an average depth of . ..., 1942. * Mediterranean, 1943. * English Channel, 1944–1945. See also * * * References Directory of History and Heritage – HMCS Ville de Québec {{DEFAULTSORT:Ville De Quebec, Hmcs Royal Canadian Navy ship names ...
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HMCS Ville De Québec (FFH 332)
HMCS ''Ville de Québec'' (FFH 332) (commonly referred to as VDQ) is a that has served in the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Navy since 1993. ''Ville de Québec'' is the third vessel in her class which is the name for the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. The frigate is the second Royal Canadian Navy ship to be named ''Ville de Québec'' and is Canada's only fully bilingual warship. She is assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and is homeported at CFB Halifax. The vessel serves on MARLANT missions protecting Canada's sovereignty in the Atlantic Ocean and enforcing Canadian laws in its territorial sea and exclusive economic zone. Description and design The ''Halifax''-class frigate design of which ''Ville de Québec'' belongs, was ordered by the Canadian Forces in 1977 as a replacement for the aging , , , and es of destroyer escorts, which were all tasked with anti-submarine warfare.Milner, p. 284 In July 1983, the federal government approved the budget for ...
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Name Of Quebec City
The official name of Quebec City is ''Québec'' (with an acute accent), in both official languages of Canada (Canadian English and Canadian French alike). This name is used by both the federal and provincial governments. The acute accent differentiates between the official English name of the city named Québec, and the constitutional English name of the province named Quebec, spelled without any diacritics. Etymology Distinction with the province In unofficial English texts, the accent is often dropped and Québec is informally referred to as "Quebec City". In French, names of geographical regions such as provinces and countries are typically preceded by articles whereas city names are not (unless it is part of the name, such as "La Malbaie"). As a result, the province is called ("in Quebec" = , "from Quebec" or "of Quebec" = ) while the city remains simply ("in Québec City" = , "from / of Quebec City" = ). Where context requires further differentiation, words such as "" a ...
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Quebec City (other)
Quebec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec. Quebec City or City of Quebec may also refer to: Places * Urban agglomeration of Quebec City * Communauté métropolitaine de Québec, the Metropolitan Community of Quebec City * Communauté urbaine de Québec (CUQ), the Quebec City Urban Community (Metro Quebec City) * Old Quebec, the historic district of Quebec City; the walled city of Quebec Other uses * HMCS Ville de Quebec (aka ''HMCS Quebec City''), a Royal Canadian Navy ship name See also * Name of Quebec City * List of municipalities in Quebec * Ville de Québec (other) * Quebec (other) Quebec is a French-speaking province in Eastern Canada. Quebec may also refer to: * Province of Quebec (1763–1791), a British colony in North America * Quebec City, the capital city of the province of Quebec Areas in Canada * Québec (electora ...