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Qué⋅bec⋅ois

[key-be-kwah; Fr. key-be-kwa]
–noun, plural -bec⋅ois [-be-kwah, -kwahz; Fr. -be-kwa] .
1. Quebecer.
2. a person, esp. a member of the Parti Québecois, who supports the separation and independence of the province of Quebec from the rest of Canada.
Also, Que⋅bec⋅ois.


Origin:
1870–75; < F; see Quebec, -ese

Que⋅bec⋅er

[kwi-bek-er]
–noun
a native or inhabitant of Quebec, esp. one who is from the city of Quebec and whose native language is French.
Also, Que⋅beck⋅er, Québecois, Quebecois.


Origin:
1830–40; Quebec + -er 1
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Qué·be·cois or Que·be·cois   (kā'bě-kwä')   
adj.  Of or relating to Quebec and especially to its French-speaking inhabitants or their culture.
n.   pl. Québecois or Quebecois
A native or inhabitant of Quebec, especially a French-speaking one.

[French québecois, from Québec, Quebec.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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