a member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium
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a dialect of French spoken in Belgium and adjacent parts of France
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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 base Walloon . . . thrust Talbot with a spear.'' --Shak.
{Walloon guard}, the bodyguard of the Spanish monarch; -- so called because formerly consisting of Walloons.
While Hemingway's mother, four sisters and baby brother still summered at Windemere, Ernest crossed Walloon Lake and walked over four miles of rolling hills, potato fields and apple orchards to Horton Bay.
The Walloon government has effectively increased its stake in FN Moteurs to 24% from 6.5%.
During the 1970s and early 1980s, however, the villages were caught up in violent demonstrations between Walloon and Flemish militants.