québécois

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See also: Quebecois, québecois, Québecois, and Québécois

French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Québec +‎ -ois.

Pronunciation

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  • (France) IPA(key): /ke.be.kwa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • (Gaspesia) IPA(key): /ke.be.kwɛ/

Adjective

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

  1. (relational) of Quebec
  2. (relational) of the Québécois people, French Canadian[1]
    Le Québec est une province du Canada dont les frontières correspondent au territoire de la nation québécoise.
    Quebec is a province of Canada whose borders correspond to the territory of the Québécois nation.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → English: Québécois

References

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  1. ^ 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 québécois."

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