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A member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium
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walloon
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Walloons \Wal*loons"\, n. pl.; sing. Walloon . [Cf. F. wallon.] A Romanic people inhabiting that part of Belgium which comprises the provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Li['e]ge, and Luxembourg, and about one third of Brabant; also, the language spoken by ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1520s, of a people of what is now souther and southeastern Belgium, also of their language, from Middle French Wallon , literally "foreigner," of Germanic origin (compare Old High German walh "foreigner"). The people are of Gaulish origin and speak a French ...
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Walloon may refer to: Walloons , a French-speaking population of Belgium Walloon language Walloon Region in Belgium Walloon, Queensland
Usage examples of walloon.
Norwegians, Spanish Falangists, Finns, Ukrainian nationalists, Serbs, Croatians, Dalmatians, Montenegrans, Latvians, Esthonians, Lithuanians, Dutch, Flemings, Walloons, a few Swiss nationals, Bessarabians, Turks, even one or two Syrians have turned up.
The tumult assumed such formidable dimensions that the Walloon Guards were unable to quell it, but two friars, Padre Osma and Padre Cueva, in some manner were able to stem the confusion.
A moment after the gentleman and his wife came back to their room, and I heard the loud voice of the one and the sobs of the other, but as he was speaking Walloon I did not understand what he said.
An officer in the Walloon Guards accosted me one day as I was walking by myself just outside the town.