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Quebecois ((n.)) [< Cdn F] 
1 n. a French-Canadian native or resident of Quebec.
- 1873 The County and town of Joliette preserve the name of another distinguished Canadian, a Québecquois, Louis Joliette, who was chosen by Frontenac to accompany Father Marquette in his exploration of the Mississippi.
- 1962 He lashed out at editors of French-language newspapers who had wailed about the "stupidity" of rural Quebecois in the last federal election.
- 1965 . . . the Quebecois drawn into federal government must revise their code of political ethics. . . .
2 n. the variety of French spoken in Quebec.
- 1963 Like many people who matured in Quebec after World War II she has spent much of her time as a young adult in France. Without being affected, her French sounds more Parisian than what we who don't speak French well call Quebecois.
- 1873 The County and town of Joliette preserve the name of another distinguished Canadian, a Québecquois, Louis Joliette, who was chosen by Frontenac to accompany Father Marquette in his exploration of the Mississippi.