What does walloon mean?
Definitions for walloon
wɒˈlunwal·loon
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Princeton's WordNet
Walloonnoun
a member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium
Walloonnoun
a dialect of French spoken in Belgium and adjacent parts of France
Wiktionary
Walloonnoun
An inhabitant of Wallonia, of Belgian nationality, nowadays generally French-speaking, but also possibly German-speaking.
Walloonnoun
An inhabitant of the region of southern Belgium and northern France (around Givet), usually of Belgian nationality.
Walloonadjective
Referring to the French-speaking people of southern Belgium and parts of northern France.
Walloonadjective
Referring to the Romance language spoken by this people.
Walloonnoun
The Romance language commonly spoken until the middle of the 20th century in parts of southern Belgium and northern France (around Givet).
Etymology: wallon, from ᚹᚨᛚᚺᚨ, from walhaz.
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walloon
Walloon refers to a group of people native to Southern Belgium, specifically in the region of Wallonia, who primarily speak the Walloon language. It is also used to describe anything related to this region or its culture. It can also refer to the Romance language itself, which is one of the languages spoken in Belgium.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Walloon
wal′ōōn, adj. of or pertaining to a population of mixed Celtic and Romanic stock akin to the French, occupying the tract along the frontiers of the Teutonic-speaking territory in the South Netherlands, from Dunkirk to Malmedy.—n. a native or inhabitant of that part of Flanders: the language of the Walloons, a patois or popular dialect of northern French, with a considerable infusion both of Old Celtic and Low German elements. [O. Fr. Wallon—Late L. Wallus—L. Gallus, a Gaul; cog. with Gael, Welsh, Wallachian, A.S. wealh, a foreigner.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of walloon in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of walloon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- वलूनHindi
- WaalsDutch
- valãoPortuguese
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