Walloon
Walloon may refer to:BelgiumThe
Walloons, inhabitants of
Wallonia, a geographic term of a part of Belgium based on an identity concept; see for instance
the Walloons' Song.The
Walloons, inhabitants (often called Wallonians when seen as citizens) of the
Walloon Region (often called Wallonia), a region of the federal state of Belgium.Walloon is also the adjective referring– either to
Wallonia or its people, for instance the
Walloon language;– or to the
Walloon Region, for instance the
Walloon Parliament and the province named
Walloon Brabant; (The distinction is not always clearly made, see for instance the
Walloon Rally, a "Walloon" political party active from 1968 to 1985.)– or, now most rarely and only within that context, to Wallonia, a former administrative region created on 21 March 1917 by a decree of
Moritz von Bissing, General Governor of the occupation authorities of Belgium, within the framework of
Flamenpolitik.
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Wallon (homonymie)
WALLOON
VALLONE
walloon
walloon
s \wal*loons"\ (?), n. pl.; sing. walloon (&?;). [cf. f. wallon.] 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."
walloon
guard, the bodyguard of the spanish monarch; -- so called because formerly consisting of walloons.
walloon
n
1. a member of the french-speaking people living in belgium [syn: walloon]
2. dialect of french spoken in belgium and adjacent parts of france [syn: walloon]
similar words(1)
Walloon
adj.
of or related to Walloons, of or related to French-speaking inhabitants of Belgium
n.
resident of the southern part of Belgium and France
n.
dialect spoken in the southern part of Belgium and France
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