What does "walloon" mean?
A native or inhabitant of Wallonia.
Walloon
/wəˈluːn/ adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A native or inhabitant of Wallonia.
- Grammar: walloon is listed as adj, name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: belgian from wallonia, wallonian, walloon dialect, walloon language.
- Useful contrasts: Flemish, non Walloon.
- Usage evidence: By the time this mysterious knight died in the 1360s, his book was available in every European language, including Dutch, Gaelic, Czech, Catalan, and Walloon.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A native or inhabitant of Wallonia.
"when I was young I did seeke to serue, both in England, Fraunce, and Scotland, to that end I might the better doo my Prince and Countrye seruice, and also to sustaine myselfe, who otherwaies was not able to liue as I did desire to doo: wheras I learned to know the vse of most weapons of warre both for Horsemen and footmen, that are or haue beene vsed in this age, with as good Schoolemaisters as any Italian, Spaniard or Wallon whatsoeuer, hath been or now is."
- 2 a dialect of French spoken in Belgium and adjacent parts of France wordnet
- 3 A speaker of Walloon (as above).
- 4 a member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Of, from or relating to Wallonia. not-comparable
"The valerouse, and prudent Earle of Isimburque uppon the firste aduice of Captaine Barri, touching the quantitie and presumtion of the enemy, drew on vnto the field, and with great expedition brauelie ordered, and deuided his almain, and vallon Infanterie, into two squadrons, in forme of broad front with amostualerous determintion to incounter and giue battel to the enemy if need did require."
- 2 Of or relating to the Walloon language. not-comparable
Proper Noun
- 1 A Romance language traditionally spoken in parts of southern Belgium and a small strip of northern France (around Givet).
"By the time this mysterious knight died in the 1360s, his book was available in every European language, including Dutch, Gaelic, Czech, Catalan, and Walloon."
Synonyms
All synonyms belgian from walloniawallonianwalloon dialectwalloon languagewalloon language adjectivewalloon native
Antonyms
Flemishnon Walloon
Example
"By the time this mysterious knight died in the 1360s, his book was available in every European language, including Dutch, Gaelic, Czech, Catalan, and Walloon."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "walloon"?
Common synonyms include: belgian from wallonia, wallonian, walloon dialect, walloon language, walloon language adjective, walloon native.
How do you use "walloon" in a sentence?
By the time this mysterious knight died in the 1360s, his book was available in every European language, including Dutch, Gaelic, Czech, Catalan, and Walloon.
How do you pronounce "walloon"?
Pronounced /wəˈluːn/.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French Wallon / wallon, from Frankish *walh, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner”). Cognate to English Welsh/Wales, the second part of Cornwall, and first part of walnut, as well as Gaul and Wallachia.