Jump To:

• 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.

---

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

---

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

See Examples For:

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

The third constituency — a suburb of Montreal called Terrebonne — had been held by the separatist Bloc Québécois since 2015.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026

The sovereigntist Bloc Québécois have maintained a vote share of 8%, although it remains to be seen how that translates into seats.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025

Private members’ bills, particularly those from members of the Bloc Québécois, rarely make their way through the parliamentary process.

From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2024

He spoke Québécois French, which Piper translated effortlessly.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan