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Walloon - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Walloon : (noun)
1: a member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium
[syn: Walloon]
2: an ethnic group speaking a dialect of French and living in
southern and eastern Belgium and neighboring parts of
France [syn: Walloon]
3: dialect of French spoken in Belgium and adjacent parts of
France [syn: Walloon]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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 baseWalloon : . . . thrust Talbot
with a spear.'' --Shak.
Walloon guard, the bodyguard of the Spanish monarch; -- so
called because formerly consisting of Walloons.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Walloon |
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MTC_sun_prairie: Beauty is not so much what you see as what you dream.- Walloon Proverb |
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BRUSalesJobs: #jobs UN(E) SALES ASSISTANT FR/NL: Walloon-Brabant-Waterloo, HighCo DATA Benelux S.A. est le partenaire pr.. http://bit.ly/6lUZKc |
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mlomb: RT @carolinagirl714 RT @dahara: Beauty is not so much what you see as what you dream.- Walloon Proverb #quote |
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