| walloons | 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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