Walloon

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Walloons \Wal*loons"\, n. pl.; sing. {Walloon}. [Cf. F. wallon.]
     A Romanic people inhabiting that part of Belgium which
     comprises the provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Li['e]ge, and
     Luxembourg, and about one third of Brabant; also, the
     language spoken by this people. Used also adjectively.
     [Written also Wallons.] "A base Walloon . . . thrust Talbot


     with a spear." --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Walloon guard}, the bodyguard of the Spanish monarch; -- so
        called because formerly consisting of Walloons.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Walloon
       n 1: a member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium
       2: an ethnic group speaking a dialect of French and living in
          southern and eastern Belgium and neighboring parts of
          France
       3: dialect of French spoken in Belgium and adjacent parts of
          France