québécois

See also: Quebecois, québecois, Québecois, and Québécois

French

Etymology

Québec +‎ -ois

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ke.be.kwa/
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Adjective

québécois (feminine singular québécoise, masculine plural québécois, feminine plural québécoises)

Of or pertaining to Quebec.
Of or pertaining to the French Canadian ethnic and linguistic group comprising the majority of the Quebec population[1]

References

Robert, Paul (1984) Petit Robert. Dictionaire de la langue française, Montreal: Les Dictionnaires Roberts-Canada S.C.C, →ISBN "Specialt. (répandu v. 1965). Du groupe ethnique et linguistique canadien français composant la majorité de la population du Québec. Littérature québécoise; cinéma québécoise."

Further reading

“québécois” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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