"Bloc Québécois" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Bloc Québécois [canonical]
Etymology: From Canadian French Bloc québécois, from bloc (“block”) + québécois (“Quebec [adj.]”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr-CA|Bloc québécois}} Canadian French Bloc québécois, {{m|fr|bloc||block}} bloc (“block”), {{m|fr|québécois||Quebec 􂀿adj.􂁀}} québécois (“Quebec [adj.]”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|-|def=1|nolinkhead=1}} the Bloc Québécois (uncountable)
  1. (Canadian politics) A Canadian federal political party, with the goal of sovereignty for Quebec. Wikipedia link: Bloc Québécois Tags: Canadian, uncountable Categories (topical): Canadian politics, Organizations Synonyms: BQ (alt: abbr.), Bloc, Bloc Quebecois Derived forms: Bloquiste Related terms: Parti Québécois, Parti Quebecois, Québécois, Québécoise Translations (federal political party in Canada): 魁人政團 (Chinese Cantonese), 魁人政团 (fui¹ jan⁴ zing³ tyun⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 魁人政團 (Chinese Mandarin), 魁人政团 (Kuǐrén Zhèngtuán) (Chinese Mandarin), Bloc québécois (French)

Alternative forms

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