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wɒˈlunwal·loon

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Walloonnoun

    a member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium

  2. Walloonnoun

    a dialect of French spoken in Belgium and adjacent parts of France

Wiktionary

  1. Walloonnoun

    An inhabitant of Wallonia, of Belgian nationality, nowadays generally French-speaking, but also possibly German-speaking.

  2. Walloonnoun

    An inhabitant of the region of southern Belgium and northern France (around Givet), usually of Belgian nationality.

  3. Walloonadjective

    Referring to the French-speaking people of southern Belgium and parts of northern France.

  4. Walloonadjective

    Referring to the Romance language spoken by this people.

  5. Walloonnoun

    The Romance language commonly spoken until the middle of the 20th century in parts of southern Belgium and northern France (around Givet).

  6. Etymology: wallon, from ᚹᚨᛚᚺᚨ, from walhaz.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. 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.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of walloon in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of walloon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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