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Québecois

American  
[key-be-kwah, key-be-kwa] / ˌkeɪ bɛˈkwɑ, keɪ bɛˈkwa /
Or Quebecois

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 British  
/ kebɛkwa /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Québecois

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

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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.

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