Québecois









Québecois


Québecois or Que·bec·ois [key-be-kwah; French key-be-kwa] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural Qué·bec·ois [key-be-kwah, -kwahz; French key-be-kwa] /ˌkeɪ bɛˈkwɑ, -ˈkwɑz; French keɪ bɛˈkwa/.

  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.

Origin of Québecois From French, dating back to 1870–75; see origin at Quebec, -ese Quebecer [kwi-bek-er] noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Quebec, especially one who is from the city of Quebec and whose native language is French.

Also Que·beck·er, Québecois, Quebecois. Origin of Quebecer First recorded in 1830–40; Quebec + -er1 Examples from the Web for quebecois Contemporary Examples of quebecois

  • Quebecois child actor-turned-filmmaking prodigy Xavier Dolan, who wrote his debut feature at just 16.

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    Marlow Stern

    September 14, 2014

  • I mean, a boot-wearing, bomb-throwing Tea Party conservative born in the land of socialized medicine, Quebecois, and Howie Mandel?

    Ted Cruz’s Canadian Panic

    Michelle Cottle

    December 31, 2013

  • British Dictionary definitions for quebecois Québécois noun plural -cois (-kwa)

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