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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium;

2. a dialect of French spoken in Belgium and adjacent parts of France;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Walloon n 1: a member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium 2: a dialect of French spoken in Belgium and adjacent parts of France