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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These were followed by the left-wing New Democratic Party (NDP) and the Quebec separatist Bloc Quebecois.
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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
All really great cooking needs are good primary products and a lot of love: something Quebecois chefs understand intuitively.
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Canadian streamer Crave’s Empathy, marks the arrival of Quebecois fiction into the International Competition.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
When the ransom call comes, Fiona is frantic and accepts help from Andre, the Quebecois whose charity Fiona runs.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
At La Buche, Quebecois dishes shine, from classics like tourtière (meat pie) and poutine (French fries and cheese curds topped with gravy), to meals using local ingredients like bison filet mignon and trout gravlax smoked over maple wood.
—Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The leader of the Bloc Quebecois, a larger opposition party, promised to back the motion and said there was no scenario where Trudeau survived.
—Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
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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
All really great cooking needs are good primary products and a lot of love: something Quebecois chefs understand intuitively.
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Canadian streamer Crave’s Empathy, marks the arrival of Quebecois fiction into the International Competition.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
When the ransom call comes, Fiona is frantic and accepts help from Andre, the Quebecois whose charity Fiona runs.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
At La Buche, Quebecois dishes shine, from classics like tourtière (meat pie) and poutine (French fries and cheese curds topped with gravy), to meals using local ingredients like bison filet mignon and trout gravlax smoked over maple wood.
—Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The leader of the Bloc Quebecois, a larger opposition party, promised to back the motion and said there was no scenario where Trudeau survived.
—Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Quebecois.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Quebecois. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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