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Walloons
(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.
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walloons
(wn) | Walloons
n 1: an ethnic group speaking a dialect of French and living in
southern and eastern Belgium and neighboring parts of
France |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
Walloons
(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.
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