Quezon City
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Que·zon City
(kā′sôn′, -sōn′) The largest city of the Philippines, in central Luzon adjoining Manila. Chiefly residential with a textile industry, it was the official capital of the Philippines from 1948 to 1976.
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Quezon City
(ˈkeɪzɒn)n
(Placename) 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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Que′zon Cit′y
(ˈkeɪ zɒn, -soʊn)n.
a city on W central Luzon Island, in the Philippines, NE of Manila: former national capital (1948–76). 1,989,000.
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| Noun | 1. | Quezon City - city on Luzon adjoining Manila Philippines, Republic of the Philippines - a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946 |
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