Québécois
From la belle province
Québécois refers to people from Quebec, Canada, or to the French language and culture specific to that province.
As an adjective, it describes things distinctly Québécois: Québécois cinema, Québécois nationalism.
The term emphasizes a distinct identity from both anglophone Canada and France.
Quebec French has its own vocabulary, pronunciation, and idioms that set it apart from European French.
Native speaker of French
- bilingualismProficiency in two languages
- AcadianFrench colonial Maritime settler
- fleur-de-lisStylized heraldic lily motif
- langueLinguistic system, not speech
distinct · nation · allophone · anglophone
Glacier-carved mountain basin
Historic fur-trade boatmen
- habitantsColonial French Canadian settlers
- JesuitsIgnatian Catholic religious order
- CatholicismPapal Christian denomination
- settlersThose who establish homes
Gravy-soaked fries with curds
Regional speech pattern
Montreal's oldest university
- ConcordiaRoman harmony goddess
- CanadiensMontreal hockey club
- Saint-LaurentLegendary French couturier
francophone
Native speaker of French
- bilingualismProficiency in two languages
- AcadianFrench colonial Maritime settler
- fleur-de-lisStylized heraldic lily motif
langue · distinct · nation · allophone · anglophone
cirque
Glacier-carved mountain basin
voyageurs
Historic fur-trade boatmen
- habitantsColonial French Canadian settlers
- JesuitsIgnatian Catholic religious order
- CatholicismPapal Christian denomination
poutine
Gravy-soaked fries with curds
accent
Regional speech pattern
McGill
Montreal's oldest university
- ConcordiaRoman harmony goddess
- CanadiensMontreal hockey club
- Saint-LaurentLegendary French couturier
Laurentians
Quebec's ancient mountains
- OrléansCentral French city
QuébécoisAnglo-Canadian
Canadian of English ancestry
Acadian · Parisian · British Columbian · Cajun · Torontonian