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• Québecois
  Québecois

  noun

  Quebecer.
• Québécois
  Québécois

  noun

  a native or inhabitant of the province of Quebec, esp a French-speaking one

Québecois

American  

[key-be-kwah, key-be-kwa] / ˌkeɪ bɛˈkwɑ, keɪ bɛˈkwa /

Or Quebecois

noun

Québecois plural

1. Quebecer.

2. a person, especially a member of the Parti Québecois, who supports the separation and independence of the province of Quebec from the rest of Canada.

3. the variety of French spoken in the province of Quebec.

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adjective

1. relating to or characteristic of Quebec, its inhabitants, or the variety of French spoken there.

Québécois British  

/ kebɛkwa /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of the province of Quebec, esp a French-speaking one

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Québecois
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Québecois

From French, dating back to 1870–75; see origin at Quebec, -ese

Example Sentences

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Québecois Québécois

Lévesque's tactics paid off handsomely: the Parti Québecois won an impressive 80 seats in the 122-seat legislature compared with 67 in the outgoing assembly.

From Time Magazine Archive

But as Celine fulsomely explains in her charmingly thick Québécois accent, she was actually a passenger on the Titanic.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Only Yves-François Blanchet of the Bloc Québécois and Elizabeth May, the other Green co-leader, retained their seats while Mark Carney became an MP for the first time.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2025

On Tuesday morning, Bloc Québécois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet suggested Carney could benefit from at least a period of stability in the House.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025

The Emerald Street Boys and Girls sitting in the ballroom balcony, bowled over by the acrobatic dance of Québécois company La La La Human Steps.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

He spoke Québécois French, which Piper translated effortlessly.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan