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Walloons
Pronunciation : Wal*loons"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. wallon.]
Definition : Defn: A Romanic people inhabiting that part of Belgium which comprises the provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Li?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.
pl.; sing. Walloon (.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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