Crossword clues for walloon
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 this people. Used also adjectively.
[Written also Wallons.] ``A base Walloon . . . thrust Talbot
with a spear.''
--Shak.
Walloon guard, the bodyguard of the Spanish monarch; -- so called because formerly consisting of Walloons.
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 dialect. The name is a form of the common appellation of Germanic peoples to Romanic-speaking neighbors. See Vlach, also Welsh. As a noun from 1560s; as a language name from 1640s.
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.