Quebecois
noun
Que·be·cois
ˌkā-bə-ˈkwä 
-ˌbe-
variants
or Québécois
or Québecois
plural Quebecois
ˌkā-bə-ˈkwä(z)
-ˌbe-
or Québécois or Québecois
: a native or inhabitant of Quebec
specifically
: a French-speaking native or inhabitant of Quebec
Quebecois
adjective
or Québécois
or Québecois
Examples of Quebecois in a Sentence
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Friendly Quebecois furnished the soldiers with lodging and oxen, though whether this hospitality was the result of opportunism, genuine support for the invasion or fear of the armed men is unclear.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
The week-long event includes maple syrup tastings, traditional activities, live music and entertainment, and great local Quebecois cuisine.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Then there’s the Bloc Quebecois (BQ), which runs candidates only in Quebec, the province with the second-largest number of seats.
—The Editors, National Review, 29 Apr. 2025
That helped cause large numbers of voters who normally support the left-wing NDP and the separatist Bloc Quebecois, also on the left, to shift to the Liberals.
—Stephen Maher, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Even Bloc Quebecois knew when to pick its battles, and this was not one of them.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
These were followed by the left-wing New Democratic Party (NDP) and the Quebec separatist Bloc Quebecois.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
The audience award, voted on by festival attendees, went to Quebecois series Empathy.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
This year marks the festival’s 68th anniversary and includes a huge variety of attractions, including live entertainment, art exhibitors, and of course tons of opportunities to taste local maple syrup and other Quebecois cuisine.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
The week-long event includes maple syrup tastings, traditional activities, live music and entertainment, and great local Quebecois cuisine.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Then there’s the Bloc Quebecois (BQ), which runs candidates only in Quebec, the province with the second-largest number of seats.
—The Editors, National Review, 29 Apr. 2025
That helped cause large numbers of voters who normally support the left-wing NDP and the separatist Bloc Quebecois, also on the left, to shift to the Liberals.
—Stephen Maher, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Even Bloc Quebecois knew when to pick its battles, and this was not one of them.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
These were followed by the left-wing New Democratic Party (NDP) and the Quebec separatist Bloc Quebecois.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
The audience award, voted on by festival attendees, went to Quebecois series Empathy.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
This year marks the festival’s 68th anniversary and includes a huge variety of attractions, including live entertainment, art exhibitors, and of course tons of opportunities to taste local maple syrup and other Quebecois cuisine.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Quebecois.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Quebecois. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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