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

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet has also criticised Alberta's oil plans, saying that he would denounce any new pipeline from the province for "destroying the environment of the whole planet".

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In casting Pellerin, a Quebecois actor seen in “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” the filmmaker found a performer with the ability to exhibit ambiguous intentions, not a one-note villain.

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On Friday, the separatist Bloc Québécois party said it will again seek to scrap the need for elected officials to swear allegiance to the King.

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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.

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The Bloc Québécois had 35 seats going into Monday's vote, taking into consideration the impact of boundary changes on 2021 results - calculated by Elections Canada - and last year's victory in the LaSalle-Émard-Verdun by-election.

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