Québecois

Or Que·bec·ois

[key-be-kwah, key-be-kwa]

noun

plural

Québecois 

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.

adjective

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

Québécois

/ kebɛkwa /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Québecois¹

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

Example Sentences

The Conservative Party, led by Pierre Poilievre, and the Quebec nationalist Bloc Québécois both voted against the budget, accusing Carney's government of failing to address affordability concerns.

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The Bloc Quebecois, which promotes independence for the French-speaking province, has 22 seats.

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Less than 20 years before, Montreal lost its status as Canada’s financial center to Toronto when the separatist Parti Quebecois came to power in provincial elections.

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Yves-Francois Blanchet, the leader of the separatist Bloc Québécois party, said his caucus does not see how they could support the budget.

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The pro-independence Parti Quebecois is polling strongly ahead of that vote, and its leader, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, has promised to hold a referendum in his first term if elected as Quebec's premier.

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