Walloon (redirected from Walon)

Wal·loon  (w-ln)

n.

1. One of a French-speaking people of Celtic descent inhabiting southern and southeast Belgium and adjacent regions of France.

2. The dialect of French spoken by this people.

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[French Wallon, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]

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Walloon [wɒˈluːn]

n

1. (Social Science / Peoples) a member of a French-speaking people living chiefly in S Belgium and adjacent parts of France Compare Fleming¹

2. (Linguistics / Languages) the French dialect of Belgium

adj

(Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Walloons or their dialect

[from Old French Wallon, from Medieval Latin: foreigner, of Germanic origin; compare Old English wealh foreign, Welsh¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Walloon - a member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium - a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Belgian - a native or inhabitant of Belgium
	2.	Walloon - a dialect of French spoken in Belgium and adjacent parts of France French - the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

Translations

Walloon [wɒˈluːn]

A. ADJ → valón

B. N

1. (= person) → valón/ona m/f

2. (Ling) → valón m

Walloon

n

→ Wallone m, → Wallonin f

(dialect) → Wallonisch nt

adj → wallonisch

Walloon [wɒˈluːn]

1. adj → vallone

2. n (person) → vallone m/f; (language) → vallone m