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Walloon

Pronunciation: /wɒˈluːn/
Definition of Walloon

noun

  • 1a member of a people who speak a French dialect and live in southern and eastern Belgium and neighbouring parts of France. Compare with Fleming.
  • 2 [mass noun] the French dialect spoken by the Walloons.

adjective

  • of or concerning the Walloons or their language.

Origin:

from French Wallon, from medieval Latin Wallo(n-), from the same Germanic origin as Welsh

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