Library / English Dictionary

QUEBECOIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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)

 II. (adjective) 

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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