01 n. pl. A Romanic people inhabiting that part of Belgium which comprises the provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Liége, and Luxembourg, and about one thir…
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A Romanic people inhabiting that part of Belgium which comprises the provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Liége, and Luxembourg, and about one third of Brabant; also, the language spoken by this people. Used also adjectively.[Written also Wallons.]
Phrases & compounds
Walloon guard —
the bodyguard of the Spanish monarch; -- so called because formerly consisting of Walloons.