Walloon
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
French wallon < Old High German ᚹᚨᛚᚺᚨ (walha), “‘foreigner, stranger, speaker of Celtic or Latin’”) < Proto-Germanic *walhiska-.
[edit] Proper noun
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Walloon
- The Romance language commonly spoken until the mid-twenties in parts of southern Belgium and northern France (around Givet).
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Romance language
[edit] Noun
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Walloon (plural Walloons)
- An inhabitant of Wallonia, of Belgian nationality, nowadays generally French-speaking, but also possibly German-speaking.
- An inhabitant of the region of southern Belgium and northern France (around Givet), usually of Belgian nationality.
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the people
[edit] Adjective
Walloon (not comparable)
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- Referring to the French-speaking people of southern Belgium and parts of northern France.
- Referring to the Romance language spoken by this people.
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Walloon