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QUEBECOIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Quebecois mean?
• QUEBECOIS (noun)
The noun QUEBECOIS has 1 sense:
1. a native or inhabitant of Quebec (especially one who speaks French)
Familiarity information: QUEBECOIS used as a noun is very rare.
• QUEBECOIS (adjective)
The adjective QUEBECOIS has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to Quebec (especially to the French speaking inhabitants or their culture)
Familiarity information: QUEBECOIS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Quebec (especially one who speaks French)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Quebecois" is a kind of...):
Canadian (a native or inhabitant of Canada)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to Quebec (especially to the French speaking inhabitants or their culture)
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Quebec (the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British)
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