walloons Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an ethnic group speaking a dialect of French and living in southern and eastern Belgium and neighboring parts of France
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noun a member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium
Walloon.
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noun a dialect of French spoken in Belgium and adjacent parts of France
Walloon.
WordNet
Wal*loons" noun plural
Etymology
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Definitions
A Romanic people inhabiting that part of Belgium which comprises the provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Liége, 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.