Québécois

English

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  • (of the adjectival and singular nominal sense) IPA(key): /ˌkeɪbɛˈkwɑː/
  • (of the plural nominal sense) IPA(key): /ˌkeɪbɛˈkwɑːz/

Etymology 1

From Canadian French Québécois.

Noun

Québécois (plural Québécois)

  1. A native or inhabitant of the province of Quebec, Canada or the Quebec City, Quebec.
    Coordinate term: Québécoise
    I am a proud Québécois.
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Etymology 2

From Canadian French québécois.

Proper noun

Québécois

  1. The French language as spoken by inhabitants of Québec.
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Adjective

Québécois (not comparable)

  1. Of, from or relating to the province of Quebec, Canada or its variety of French.
    Canadians have mixed views concerning whether the Québécois people constitute a distinct nation.
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French

Etymology

From Québec +‎ -ois.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ke.be.kwa/
  • (Gaspesia) IPA(key): /ke.be.kwɛ/ (informal)
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Noun

Québécois m (plural Québécois, feminine Québécoise)

  1. native or inhabitant of the province of Quebec, Canada or the Quebec City, Quebec (usually male)
    Selon le recensement de 2016 [deux-mille-seize], un peu plus de 6,3 [six virgule trois] millions Québécois ont le français comme langue maternelle, cela représentant 20,4 % [vingt virgule quatre pour cent] de la population canadienne et 79,1 % [soixante-dix-neuf virgule un pour cent] de celle de la province.
    According to the census of 2016, a bit more than 6.3 million Quebeckers have French as [their — lit. the] mother tongue, this representing 20.4% of [the population of Canada — lit. the Canadian population] and 79.1% of [the province's — lit. that of the province].

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