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Wal·loon (wä lo̵̅o̅n′)

noun

  1. a member of a chiefly Celtic people living mostly in S and SE Belgium and nearby parts of France
  2. the variety of French spoken by the Walloons

Etymology: Fr Wallon < ML Wallo, of Gmc orig., as in OHG walh, foreigner, OE Wealh, Briton, foreigner: see Welsh

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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