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walloon
OXFORD DICTIONARY
walloon, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a member of a French-speaking people inhabiting S. and E. Belgium and neighbouring France (see also FLEMING).
2 the French dialect spoken by this people.
--adj. of or concerning the Walloons or their language.
--n.
1 a member of a French-speaking people inhabiting S. and E. Belgium and neighbouring France (see also FLEMING).
2 the French dialect spoken by this people.
--adj. of or concerning the Walloons or their language.
Etymology
F Wallon f. med.L Wallo -onis f. Gmc: cf. WELSH
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