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CQ

CQ is the initialism of Central Queensland.

CQ is the abbreviation of chloroquine.

CQ is the initialism of close quarters.

Meaning of chloroquine

Noun

chloroquine (countable and uncountable, plural chloroquines)

  1. A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
    • Drug-Interactions: Several anti-malaria drugs, such as mefloquine, chloroquine and proguanil (not approved for use in US) possess antibacterial activity which may interfere with the immunogenicity of Vivotif.2013 September, Vivotif Package Insert USA, Food and Drug Administration, retrieved 05 Dec 2025, page 4
    Synonyms:
    CQ

Meaning of close quarters

Noun

close quarters pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Very near proximity; cramped conditions.
    • They were fighting at close quarters.
    Synonyms:
    CQ

Noun

CQ

  1. (Canada) Knight of the National Order of Quebec

Origin of CQ

Abbreviation

Borrowed from French CQ.

Questions about CQ

What does CQ mean?
CQ means knight of the National Order of Quebec.
What is CQ the initialism of?
CQ is the initialism of Central Queensland.
What part of speech is CQ?
CQ is a noun.

Words near CQ in the dictionary

  1. CPVC
  2. CPVPV
  3. CPVT
  4. CPXV
  5. CPython
  6. CQ
  7. CQA
  8. CQAs
  9. CQB
  10. CQBW
  11. CQBWs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: CQ (page history and authors); chloroquine (page history and authors); close quarters (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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