Québecois

[key-be-kwah; Fr. key-be-kwa]

Qué·bec·ois

[key-be-kwah; Fr. key-be-kwa]
noun, plural Qué·bec·ois [-be-kwah, -kwahz; Fr. -be-kwa] .
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
4.
relating to or characteristic of Quebec, its inhabitants, or the variety of French spoken there.

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Québecois is always a great word to know.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Origin:
1870–75; < French; see Quebec, -ese
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