- Walloons
- nounan ethnic group speaking a dialect of French and living in southern and eastern Belgium and neighboring parts of France• Hypernyms: ↑ethnic group, ↑ethnos
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Walloons — ( fr. Wallons, wa. Walons) are a Romance people living in Belgium principally in Wallonia. They speak French, but also regional languages like Walloon or Picard.EtymologyThe term Walloon is derived from Walha , a very old Germanic term used by… … Wikipedia
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Walloons — Wal·loon || wÉ’ luËn n. dialect spoken in the southern part of Belgium and France n. resident of the southern part of Belgium and France adj. of or related to Walloons, of or related to French speaking inhabitants of Belgium … English contemporary dictionary
WALLOONS — name given to the descendants of the ancient Belgæ, a race of a mixed Celtic and Romanic stock, inhabiting Belgium chiefly, and speaking a language called Walloon, a kind of Old French; in Belgium they number to day two and a quarter millions … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
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 guard — 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
5th SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade Wallonien — The 5th SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade Wallonien or 5. SS Freiwilligen Sturmbrigade Wallonien was a Belgian Waffen SS volunteer brigade comprising volunteers of Walloon background. It saw action on the Eastern Front during World War II.In September of … Wikipedia
Wallonia — Wallonia, or Wallonie, ( fr. Wallonie, de. Wallonien, nl. Wallonië, wa. Waloneye) is the meridional part of Belgium belonging to the Romance linguistic field (about 3,4 millions inhabitants), in opposition to the Germanic linguistic field in the… … Wikipedia
Belgium — /bel jeuhm/, n. a kingdom in W Europe, bordering the North Sea, N of France. 10,203,683; 11,779 sq. mi. (30,508 sq. km). Cap.: Brussels. French, Belgique /bel zheek /; Flemish, België /bel khee euh/. * * * Belgium Introduction Belgium Background … Universalium
Le Chant des Wallons — Infobox Anthem title = Le Chant des Wallons english title = The Song of the Walloons image size = caption = prefix = Regional country = Wallonia author = Théophile Bovy lyrics date = 1900 composer = Louis Hillier music date = 1901 adopted = 1998… … Wikipedia
