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Valaisan, n. and a.|væˈleɪən|
[f. Valais, the name of a French-speaking canton in south-western Switzerland + -an: cf. *Valaisian n. and a.]
A. n. A native or inhabitant of Valais.
1776W. Coxe Let. 18 Aug. in Sk. Swisserland (1779) xviii. 231 That simplicity of manners, for which the Vallaisans [sic] are so remarkably distinguished. 1822L. Simond Switzerland I. 499 One night the Valaisans..forced a number of them down the precipice, and regained..possession of the whole country. 1950J. Russell Switzerland iii. 68 The homes of the Valaisans, like their climates and their means of livelihood, exist in layers, one on top of the other. 1987N.Y. Times 7 June x. 16/1 Wherever we walked, Valaisans greeted us with a cheery ‘bonjour’.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to Valais or its people.
1970P. Moyes Who saw her Die? i. 7 His French was tinged with the rich, rough edge of a Valaisan accent, which had survived his move from the mountains to the gentler lakeside landscape of the Canton of Vaud. 1989Encycl. Brit. XII. 237/1 Valaisan agriculture remains largely traditional. |