Quebecois

noun

Que·​be·​cois ˌkā-bə-ˈkwä 

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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

Recent Examples on the Web

One of the strangest viral music phenoms of the year is the Quebecois duo Angine de Poitrine. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 10 June 2026

The family of 96-year-old Quebecois sculptor Armand Vaillancourt is not giving up the fight to save the 710-ton concrete landmark known as Québec Libre! — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 30 Apr. 2026

She will be joined on the jury by Quebecois actor Théodore Pellerin, singer-songwriter Oklou, Ghanaian-British producer Ama Ampadu, and journalist and director of the Bangkok World Film Festival Donsaron Kovitvanitcha. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026

She will be joined by Quebecois actor Théodore Pellerin, singer-songwriter Oklou, Ghanaian-British producer Ama Ampadu, and journalist and director of the Bangkok World Film Festival Donsaron Kovitvanitcha. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026

Language remains a sensitive issue in mostly French-speaking Quebec, the country's second-most-populous province, where unhappiness over the dominance of English helped the rise of the separatist Parti Quebecois in the 1970s. — Allison Lampert, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026

The Silver Bear for best screenplay went to Nina Roza from Quebecois director Geneviève Dulude-de Celles, the story of a Bulgarian immigrant who returns to his native land to search for an 8-year-old artistic prodigy. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

French québecois, québécois, from Québec Quebec

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Quebecois

• allantois
• baccarat
• chickasaw
• mackinaw
• overawe
• oversaw
• yojana
• aa
• aha
• bashaw
• bradshaw
• byelaw