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Quebeckers (Province of Québec)


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    • Québec residents
    • Quebecers (Province of Québec)
    • Quebeckers
    • Québécois (Province of Québec)
    • Québécois du Québec
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    • Quebeckers
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    • found: Labels for locals, 2006:(Quebec or Québec, Canada: Quebecker, Quebecer, Quebecois, or Québécois. Quebecois can refer specifically to a francophone resident of the province)
    • found: Language Portal of Canada, viewed 28 Apr. 2015(Answers--Demonyms 8: Quebeckers; a resident of Quebec is known as a Quebecker or Quebecer. Though sources differ on the use of an accented é in Quebecker and Quebecer, it is recommended that these demonyms be written without any accents. A French-speaking Quebecker is often referred to as a Québécois (masculine) or Québécoise (feminine) written with two accented é's, although some editorial styles prefer none)
    • found: Canadian subject headings, via WWW, July 15, 2015(Quebeckers. UF Quebecers. EQ Québécois)
    • found: Dugas, J.-Y. Dictionnaire universel des gentilés en français, 2006(Québec: Québécois, Québécoise. In the 19th century, the spellings Québecquois, Québequois, Québecois, Quebecois were used sporadically. Forms like Québécanadien, Québécain, Québécien, Kébékois, etc. were created during the many long discussions that marked the separatist aspirations of the people of Quebec. See also Bas-Canada; Bas-Canada -- name of the province of Quebec from 1791 to 1840: Bas-Canadien, Bas-Canadienne)
    • found: List of adjectivals and demonyms for cities, via Wikipedia, Apr. 12, 2022(Quebec City: Québécois. Often confused with residents of the Province of Québec. If it is necessary to distinguish between residents of the city and the province, French-speakers will use québécois/e de Québec for the city and québécois/e du Québec for the province)
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    • 2015-04-27: new
    • 2022-06-21: revised
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