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The meaning of the word "Walloons" in English


Walloons n. pl. : 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.

Example:
How do I keep Walloons from ripping up my garden?

Taxonomy
Walloon, Wallons, Wallonia, Brussels, opus, provinces, German, Albert Henry, Belgium, language, Belgian, population, Demoulin, country, Walloon Region, Flanders, Walloon language, the Dutch.

Defination from the web:
Walloons as a term of convenience for all Belgian French ... Walloons (or in fact French-speaking elites,but who were calledWalloons), were therefore politically dominant, and many Flemish immigrants came to work in Wallonia. ... 

synonyms
  (noun) Walloon
  (noun) Belgian
  (noun) ethnic group
  (noun) ethnos
  (noun) French


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