I. wäˈlün, wəˈ- also wȯˈ- adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Middle French Wallon, adjective & noun, of Germanic origin; probably akin to Old High German Walah, Walh Celtic, Roman, Old English Wealh Celtic, Welshman — more at welsh
1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Walloons
2. : of, relating to, or written or spoken in the French dialect of the Walloons
II. noun
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Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Middle French Wallon
1. : a member of a chiefly Celtic people of southern Belgium (as Hainaut, Namur, Liège, and Luxembourg), Brabant, and adjacent parts of France — compare fleming , belgian
2. : a French dialect of the Walloons
III. noun
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Etymology: probably from walloon (I)
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