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Definition of Walloons
1. Noun. An ethnic group speaking a dialect of French and living in southern and eastern Belgium and neighboring parts of France.
Definition of Walloons
1. n. pl. 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.
2. n. pl. 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.
Medical Definition of Walloons
1. Sing. Walloon . [Cf. F. Wallon. A Romanic people inhabiting that part of Belgium which comprises the provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Liege, and Luxembourg, and about one third of Brabant; also, the language spoken by this people. Used also adjectively. "A base Walloon . . . Thrust Talbot with a spear." Walloon guard, the bodyguard of the Spanish monarch; so called because formerly consisting of Walloons. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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