- walloon
- wal·loon
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Walloon — may refer to:Belgium*The Walloons, inhabitants of Wallonia, a region of the federal state of Belgium. *The Walloon Movement a linguistic and political movement to strengthen Wallooon culture and language within Belgium * Wallooon is also the… … Wikipedia
Walloon — 1520s, from M.Fr. Wallon, lit. foreigner, of Germanic origin (Cf. O.H.G. 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 … Etymology dictionary
Walloon — ► NOUN 1) a member of a people who speak a French dialect and live in southern and eastern Belgium and neighbouring parts of France. Compare with FLEMING(Cf. ↑Fleming). 2) the French dialect spoken by this people. ORIGIN French Wallon; related to … English terms dictionary
Walloon — [wä lo͞on′] n. [Fr Wallon < ML Wallo, of Gmc orig., as in OHG walh, foreigner, OE Wealh, Briton, foreigner: see WELSH] 1. a member of a chiefly Celtic people living mostly in S and SE Belgium and nearby parts of France 2. the variety of French … English World dictionary
Walloon — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Walloon — noun Etymology: Middle French Wallon, adjective & noun, of Germanic origin; probably akin to Old High German Walah Celtic, Roman, Old English Wealh Celtic, Welshman more at welsh Date: 1567 1. a member of a people of southern and southeastern… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Walloon Lake (Míchigan) — Walloon Lake Lugar designado por el censo de los Estados Unidos … Wikipedia Español
WALLOON, QUEENSLAND — Walloon (Queensland) Walloon est une banlieue de Ipswich dans le Queensland (Australie). Sa population s élève à 1532 habitants en 2006. Le nom de la banlieue est originaire de la langue romane (wallon) et des habitants de la belgique romane… … Wikipédia en Français
WALLOON QUEENSLAND — Walloon (Queensland) Walloon est une banlieue de Ipswich dans le Queensland (Australie). Sa population s élève à 1532 habitants en 2006. Le nom de la banlieue est originaire de la langue romane (wallon) et des habitants de la belgique romane… … Wikipédia en Français
Walloon language — language name=Walloon nativename=Walon familycolor=Indo European states=flag|Belgium flag|France (also: some speakers in the United States) speakers=est. 600,000 fam2=Italic fam3=Romance fam4=Italo Western fam5=Western fam6=Gallo Iberian… … Wikipedia
Walloon Movement — The Walloon Movement covers all Belgian political movements which assert the existence of a Walloon identity and of Wallonia or defend the French culture and language within Belgium. This movement began to defend the primacy of French but gained… … Wikipedia
