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Qaqortoq, [2] in Greenland, is notable for having three such Qs. Other proper names and acronyms that have attained the status of English words include Compaq (a computer company), [3] Nasdaq (a US electronic stock market), [4] Uniqlo (a Japanese retailer), Qantas (an Australian airline), [5] and QinetiQ (a British technology company).
The Q-code is a standardised collection of three-letter codes that each start with the letter "Q". It is an operating signal initially developed for commercial radiotelegraph communication and later adopted by other radio services, especially amateur radio .
While such words are technically outside the scope of the list as defined by its title, they are usually terms borrowed from languages (in these cases Chinese and Arabic) where the Q is an ordinary consonant that may or may not be followed by U, like almost all the words currently in the list are. --Theurgist 23:38, 24 May 2019 (UTC)
This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter Q.. For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome, pronounced to rhyme with cars
Q or q is the seventeenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is pronounced / ˈ k j uː / , most commonly spelled cue , but also kew , kue , and que .
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Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples quadr-four: Latin: quattuor: quadrangle, quadrennial, quadriceps, quadracycle ...