Definition of Walloon in English:

Walloon

noun wɒˈluːn

1A member of a people who speak a French dialect and live in southern and eastern Belgium and neighbouring parts of France.
Compare with Fleming
Example sentencesExamples
- This was not a particularly easy task as the country is made up of two predominant peoples, the Flemish (who speak a form of Dutch) and the Walloons.
- Belgium has Dutch-speaking Flemings in the north, French-speaking Walloons in the south, and a small number of German-speaking people near the border with Germany.
- We were told not to speak too much at all, as you may upset the French, or the Flemish, or the Walloons, or the Dutch, or the organisers.
- Ethnic differences between Belgium's Flemings and Walloons have been sources of social conflict.
- At this time, those suspected of being Walloons or Frenchmen who could speak Dutch were asked to say schild en vriend ‘shield and friend’, an expression regarded as particularly difficult for those who were not native speakers.
- Many Flemings have always been proficient in French, while Walloons were seldom proficient in Dutch.
- Earlier in 1831 a new Kingdom of the Belgians had been created across the cultural and linguistic differences that divided Walloons, Flemings, and Germans.
- The former, in response to Flemish people's pursuit of cultural autonomy, and the latter in response to the desire for economic autonomy of French-speakers in the capital and the French-speaking Walloons.
- The Frenchspeakers, or Walloons, know it is not their own, and the Dutch-speaking Flemish cannot warm to it.
- Portuguese, Walloons, Prussians, Dutchmen, Spaniards, Poles - all speaking their own languages - were conscripted as Napoleon set out to avenge perceived slights from Czar Alexander.
- Because of their proximity to France, Walloons hold the French language in high regard, using it as the standard for their own.
- But the night flights that are causing most complaints about noise levels are also affecting the Walloons - the French speaking Belgians.
- Beginning in the sixteenth century, both the Flemish and the French-speaking Walloons to their south came under the rule of a series of foreign powers.
- In 1977 the Pact of Egmont, introduced by the Prime Minister, Leo Tindemans, recognized three semi-autonomous regions: that of the Flemings in the north, the Walloons in the south, and Brussels.
- Politically, the Walloons have always looked to France as their natural defenders, while the Flemish population has looked to Germany.
- Each political party had its representatives in the airline's management, and the tensions between the Walloon and Flemish halves created further conflicts.
- Belgium was founded 175 years ago, when the Walloons and the Flemish decided to forge a common national identity.
- The Walloons, who live in Belgium's southern provinces, are the country's French-speaking inhabitants.
- And 80 years of nationalist teaching have made Iraqi ethnic tension more like Catalonians in Spain than Walloons in Belgium, and nothing like the Yugoslavs.
- By 1624, some thirty families, Protestant Walloons, established the first European settlement, New Amsterdam.
2mass noun The French dialect spoken by the Walloons.
Example sentencesExamples
- Gray chose 2,449 words from 87 languages, including English, Lithuanian, Gujarati, Romany, Walloon, Breton, Hindi and Pennsylvania Dutch and began a series of comparisons to build up a pattern of descent.
- Those Belgians from the south speak Walloon, which is a French patois derived from Latin.

adjective wɒˈluːn

Relating to the Walloons or their language.
Example sentencesExamples
- During the feudal period between the ninth and twelfth centuries AD, the Flemish and Walloon cultures continued developing along separate lines.
- Bounded by a Walloon church, the red light district and the existing Concertgebouw, the site seemed an ideal setting for Toneelschuur's continuing adventures in the avant-garde.
- It's been announced that the well known Walloon group Urban Trad will be singing their entry, Sanomi, not in French or one of the other official languages of Belgium but in ‘an imaginary language’.
- In addition to the emergence of a number of regional parties, the Flemish and Walloon sections of the Christian Democrats, the Socialists, and the Liberals split to form separate parties.
- The Walloon regional government and Charleroi airport have asked for the return of 4 million Euros following a decision by the European Commission.
- The politicians of the Walloon region should be applauded for using their authority for the public good.
- Distinctive Flemish and Walloon parties, fighting for language rights and more autonomy, if not outright independence, mobilized support.
- The city suffered economically from the dissolutions at the Reformation, but revived modestly through silk-weaving introduced by Walloon refugees, and later as a social centre for gentry and clergy.
- Ryanair has rolled back on its refusal to repay the €4m it received in subsidies from the Walloon government as an incentive to fly into Charleroi airport.
- Almost 25 percent of the poor Walloon households state having difficulties with paying for their food.
- The exact sum to be repaid by Ryanair will have to be agreed between the airport company and the Walloon regional government.
- Ryanair said they could be forced to repay up to €13m to the Walloon regional government which owns Charleroi airport in Belgium.
- The new government made it the language of administration and education, hoping that it would replace Flemish, Walloon, and German dialects.
- The amount due to be returned by the airline will not be arrived at until the Commission has fully examined the full extent of the deal conceded by the Walloon state to the airline.
- The third sample is the Walloon subgroup from the national Panel Study on Belgian Households, representative of the Belgian population as a whole, poor and non-poor.
- In Belgium it was the distant emperor who sought change: his Flemish and Walloon subjects merely wanted to be left alone.
- The best-known Walloon author is mystery writer Georges Simenon, creator of the character of the police commissioner Maigret.
- In January 1579, Artois, parts of Flanders (the Walloon area) and Hainault signed the Union of Arras which bluntly stated that it would uphold the catholic faith.
- The country's acrimonious linguistic divide has hardened the distinctions between Flemish and Walloon universities, with the result that much advanced rese arch has tended to focus on narrowly specialized and local issues.
- The high numbers of Flemish names in the south and Walloon names in the north indicate long time internal mobility.

Origin

From French Wallon, from medieval Latin Wallo(n-), from the same Germanic origin as Welsh.

Rhymes

afternoon, attune, autoimmune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, bestrewn, boon, Boone, bridoon, buffoon, Cameroon, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, Changchun, cocoon, commune, croon, doubloon, dragoon, dune, festoon, galloon, goon, harpoon, hoon, immune, importune, impugn, Irgun, jejune, June, Kowloon, lagoon, lampoon, loon, macaroon, maroon, monsoon, moon, Muldoon, noon, oppugn, picayune, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, poon, prune, puccoon, raccoon, Rangoon, ratoon, rigadoon, rune, saloon, Saskatoon, Sassoon, Scone, soon, spittoon, spoon, swoon, Troon, tune, tycoon, typhoon

Definition of Walloon in US English:

Walloon

noun

1A member of a people who speak a French dialect and live in southern and eastern Belgium and neighboring parts of France.
Compare with Fleming
Example sentencesExamples
- Because of their proximity to France, Walloons hold the French language in high regard, using it as the standard for their own.
- At this time, those suspected of being Walloons or Frenchmen who could speak Dutch were asked to say schild en vriend ‘shield and friend’, an expression regarded as particularly difficult for those who were not native speakers.
- The Frenchspeakers, or Walloons, know it is not their own, and the Dutch-speaking Flemish cannot warm to it.
- Many Flemings have always been proficient in French, while Walloons were seldom proficient in Dutch.
- By 1624, some thirty families, Protestant Walloons, established the first European settlement, New Amsterdam.
- Each political party had its representatives in the airline's management, and the tensions between the Walloon and Flemish halves created further conflicts.
- The former, in response to Flemish people's pursuit of cultural autonomy, and the latter in response to the desire for economic autonomy of French-speakers in the capital and the French-speaking Walloons.
- And 80 years of nationalist teaching have made Iraqi ethnic tension more like Catalonians in Spain than Walloons in Belgium, and nothing like the Yugoslavs.
- This was not a particularly easy task as the country is made up of two predominant peoples, the Flemish (who speak a form of Dutch) and the Walloons.
- In 1977 the Pact of Egmont, introduced by the Prime Minister, Leo Tindemans, recognized three semi-autonomous regions: that of the Flemings in the north, the Walloons in the south, and Brussels.
- Belgium has Dutch-speaking Flemings in the north, French-speaking Walloons in the south, and a small number of German-speaking people near the border with Germany.
- Portuguese, Walloons, Prussians, Dutchmen, Spaniards, Poles - all speaking their own languages - were conscripted as Napoleon set out to avenge perceived slights from Czar Alexander.
- We were told not to speak too much at all, as you may upset the French, or the Flemish, or the Walloons, or the Dutch, or the organisers.
- Earlier in 1831 a new Kingdom of the Belgians had been created across the cultural and linguistic differences that divided Walloons, Flemings, and Germans.
- Belgium was founded 175 years ago, when the Walloons and the Flemish decided to forge a common national identity.
- Politically, the Walloons have always looked to France as their natural defenders, while the Flemish population has looked to Germany.
- Ethnic differences between Belgium's Flemings and Walloons have been sources of social conflict.
- The Walloons, who live in Belgium's southern provinces, are the country's French-speaking inhabitants.
- But the night flights that are causing most complaints about noise levels are also affecting the Walloons - the French speaking Belgians.
- Beginning in the sixteenth century, both the Flemish and the French-speaking Walloons to their south came under the rule of a series of foreign powers.
2The French dialect spoken by the Walloons.
Example sentencesExamples
- Gray chose 2,449 words from 87 languages, including English, Lithuanian, Gujarati, Romany, Walloon, Breton, Hindi and Pennsylvania Dutch and began a series of comparisons to build up a pattern of descent.
- Those Belgians from the south speak Walloon, which is a French patois derived from Latin.

adjective

Relating to the Walloons or their language.
Example sentencesExamples
- In addition to the emergence of a number of regional parties, the Flemish and Walloon sections of the Christian Democrats, the Socialists, and the Liberals split to form separate parties.
- Distinctive Flemish and Walloon parties, fighting for language rights and more autonomy, if not outright independence, mobilized support.
- The exact sum to be repaid by Ryanair will have to be agreed between the airport company and the Walloon regional government.
- The high numbers of Flemish names in the south and Walloon names in the north indicate long time internal mobility.
- In Belgium it was the distant emperor who sought change: his Flemish and Walloon subjects merely wanted to be left alone.
- The new government made it the language of administration and education, hoping that it would replace Flemish, Walloon, and German dialects.
- The politicians of the Walloon region should be applauded for using their authority for the public good.
- The third sample is the Walloon subgroup from the national Panel Study on Belgian Households, representative of the Belgian population as a whole, poor and non-poor.
- The city suffered economically from the dissolutions at the Reformation, but revived modestly through silk-weaving introduced by Walloon refugees, and later as a social centre for gentry and clergy.
- The Walloon regional government and Charleroi airport have asked for the return of 4 million Euros following a decision by the European Commission.
- Ryanair has rolled back on its refusal to repay the €4m it received in subsidies from the Walloon government as an incentive to fly into Charleroi airport.
- During the feudal period between the ninth and twelfth centuries AD, the Flemish and Walloon cultures continued developing along separate lines.
- Almost 25 percent of the poor Walloon households state having difficulties with paying for their food.
- The amount due to be returned by the airline will not be arrived at until the Commission has fully examined the full extent of the deal conceded by the Walloon state to the airline.
- The country's acrimonious linguistic divide has hardened the distinctions between Flemish and Walloon universities, with the result that much advanced rese arch has tended to focus on narrowly specialized and local issues.
- It's been announced that the well known Walloon group Urban Trad will be singing their entry, Sanomi, not in French or one of the other official languages of Belgium but in ‘an imaginary language’.
- Bounded by a Walloon church, the red light district and the existing Concertgebouw, the site seemed an ideal setting for Toneelschuur's continuing adventures in the avant-garde.
- Ryanair said they could be forced to repay up to €13m to the Walloon regional government which owns Charleroi airport in Belgium.
- In January 1579, Artois, parts of Flanders (the Walloon area) and Hainault signed the Union of Arras which bluntly stated that it would uphold the catholic faith.
- The best-known Walloon author is mystery writer Georges Simenon, creator of the character of the police commissioner Maigret.

Origin

From French Wallon, from medieval Latin Wallo(n-), from the same Germanic origin as Welsh.

单词	Walloon
释义	Definition of Walloon in English: Walloon noun wɒˈluːn 1A member of a people who speak a French dialect and live in southern and eastern Belgium and neighbouring parts of France. Compare with Fleming Example sentencesExamples This was not a particularly easy task as the country is made up of two predominant peoples, the Flemish (who speak a form of Dutch) and the Walloons. Belgium has Dutch-speaking Flemings in the north, French-speaking Walloons in the south, and a small number of German-speaking people near the border with Germany. We were told not to speak too much at all, as you may upset the French, or the Flemish, or the Walloons, or the Dutch, or the organisers. Ethnic differences between Belgium's Flemings and Walloons have been sources of social conflict. At this time, those suspected of being Walloons or Frenchmen who could speak Dutch were asked to say schild en vriend ‘shield and friend’, an expression regarded as particularly difficult for those who were not native speakers. Many Flemings have always been proficient in French, while Walloons were seldom proficient in Dutch. Earlier in 1831 a new Kingdom of the Belgians had been created across the cultural and linguistic differences that divided Walloons, Flemings, and Germans. The former, in response to Flemish people's pursuit of cultural autonomy, and the latter in response to the desire for economic autonomy of French-speakers in the capital and the French-speaking Walloons. The Frenchspeakers, or Walloons, know it is not their own, and the Dutch-speaking Flemish cannot warm to it. Portuguese, Walloons, Prussians, Dutchmen, Spaniards, Poles - all speaking their own languages - were conscripted as Napoleon set out to avenge perceived slights from Czar Alexander. Because of their proximity to France, Walloons hold the French language in high regard, using it as the standard for their own. But the night flights that are causing most complaints about noise levels are also affecting the Walloons - the French speaking Belgians. Beginning in the sixteenth century, both the Flemish and the French-speaking Walloons to their south came under the rule of a series of foreign powers. In 1977 the Pact of Egmont, introduced by the Prime Minister, Leo Tindemans, recognized three semi-autonomous regions: that of the Flemings in the north, the Walloons in the south, and Brussels. Politically, the Walloons have always looked to France as their natural defenders, while the Flemish population has looked to Germany. Each political party had its representatives in the airline's management, and the tensions between the Walloon and Flemish halves created further conflicts. Belgium was founded 175 years ago, when the Walloons and the Flemish decided to forge a common national identity. The Walloons, who live in Belgium's southern provinces, are the country's French-speaking inhabitants. And 80 years of nationalist teaching have made Iraqi ethnic tension more like Catalonians in Spain than Walloons in Belgium, and nothing like the Yugoslavs. By 1624, some thirty families, Protestant Walloons, established the first European settlement, New Amsterdam. 2mass noun The French dialect spoken by the Walloons. Example sentencesExamples Gray chose 2,449 words from 87 languages, including English, Lithuanian, Gujarati, Romany, Walloon, Breton, Hindi and Pennsylvania Dutch and began a series of comparisons to build up a pattern of descent. Those Belgians from the south speak Walloon, which is a French patois derived from Latin. adjective wɒˈluːn Relating to the Walloons or their language. Example sentencesExamples During the feudal period between the ninth and twelfth centuries AD, the Flemish and Walloon cultures continued developing along separate lines. Bounded by a Walloon church, the red light district and the existing Concertgebouw, the site seemed an ideal setting for Toneelschuur's continuing adventures in the avant-garde. It's been announced that the well known Walloon group Urban Trad will be singing their entry, Sanomi, not in French or one of the other official languages of Belgium but in ‘an imaginary language’. In addition to the emergence of a number of regional parties, the Flemish and Walloon sections of the Christian Democrats, the Socialists, and the Liberals split to form separate parties. The Walloon regional government and Charleroi airport have asked for the return of 4 million Euros following a decision by the European Commission. The politicians of the Walloon region should be applauded for using their authority for the public good. Distinctive Flemish and Walloon parties, fighting for language rights and more autonomy, if not outright independence, mobilized support. The city suffered economically from the dissolutions at the Reformation, but revived modestly through silk-weaving introduced by Walloon refugees, and later as a social centre for gentry and clergy. Ryanair has rolled back on its refusal to repay the €4m it received in subsidies from the Walloon government as an incentive to fly into Charleroi airport. Almost 25 percent of the poor Walloon households state having difficulties with paying for their food. The exact sum to be repaid by Ryanair will have to be agreed between the airport company and the Walloon regional government. Ryanair said they could be forced to repay up to €13m to the Walloon regional government which owns Charleroi airport in Belgium. The new government made it the language of administration and education, hoping that it would replace Flemish, Walloon, and German dialects. The amount due to be returned by the airline will not be arrived at until the Commission has fully examined the full extent of the deal conceded by the Walloon state to the airline. The third sample is the Walloon subgroup from the national Panel Study on Belgian Households, representative of the Belgian population as a whole, poor and non-poor. In Belgium it was the distant emperor who sought change: his Flemish and Walloon subjects merely wanted to be left alone. The best-known Walloon author is mystery writer Georges Simenon, creator of the character of the police commissioner Maigret. In January 1579, Artois, parts of Flanders (the Walloon area) and Hainault signed the Union of Arras which bluntly stated that it would uphold the catholic faith. The country's acrimonious linguistic divide has hardened the distinctions between Flemish and Walloon universities, with the result that much advanced rese arch has tended to focus on narrowly specialized and local issues. The high numbers of Flemish names in the south and Walloon names in the north indicate long time internal mobility. Origin From French Wallon, from medieval Latin Wallo(n-), from the same Germanic origin as Welsh. Rhymes afternoon, attune, autoimmune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, bestrewn, boon, Boone, bridoon, buffoon, Cameroon, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, Changchun, cocoon, commune, croon, doubloon, dragoon, dune, festoon, galloon, goon, harpoon, hoon, immune, importune, impugn, Irgun, jejune, June, Kowloon, lagoon, lampoon, loon, macaroon, maroon, monsoon, moon, Muldoon, noon, oppugn, picayune, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, poon, prune, puccoon, raccoon, Rangoon, ratoon, rigadoon, rune, saloon, Saskatoon, Sassoon, Scone, soon, spittoon, spoon, swoon, Troon, tune, tycoon, typhoon Definition of Walloon in US English: Walloon noun 1A member of a people who speak a French dialect and live in southern and eastern Belgium and neighboring parts of France. Compare with Fleming Example sentencesExamples Because of their proximity to France, Walloons hold the French language in high regard, using it as the standard for their own. At this time, those suspected of being Walloons or Frenchmen who could speak Dutch were asked to say schild en vriend ‘shield and friend’, an expression regarded as particularly difficult for those who were not native speakers. The Frenchspeakers, or Walloons, know it is not their own, and the Dutch-speaking Flemish cannot warm to it. Many Flemings have always been proficient in French, while Walloons were seldom proficient in Dutch. By 1624, some thirty families, Protestant Walloons, established the first European settlement, New Amsterdam. Each political party had its representatives in the airline's management, and the tensions between the Walloon and Flemish halves created further conflicts. The former, in response to Flemish people's pursuit of cultural autonomy, and the latter in response to the desire for economic autonomy of French-speakers in the capital and the French-speaking Walloons. And 80 years of nationalist teaching have made Iraqi ethnic tension more like Catalonians in Spain than Walloons in Belgium, and nothing like the Yugoslavs. This was not a particularly easy task as the country is made up of two predominant peoples, the Flemish (who speak a form of Dutch) and the Walloons. In 1977 the Pact of Egmont, introduced by the Prime Minister, Leo Tindemans, recognized three semi-autonomous regions: that of the Flemings in the north, the Walloons in the south, and Brussels. Belgium has Dutch-speaking Flemings in the north, French-speaking Walloons in the south, and a small number of German-speaking people near the border with Germany. Portuguese, Walloons, Prussians, Dutchmen, Spaniards, Poles - all speaking their own languages - were conscripted as Napoleon set out to avenge perceived slights from Czar Alexander. We were told not to speak too much at all, as you may upset the French, or the Flemish, or the Walloons, or the Dutch, or the organisers. Earlier in 1831 a new Kingdom of the Belgians had been created across the cultural and linguistic differences that divided Walloons, Flemings, and Germans. Belgium was founded 175 years ago, when the Walloons and the Flemish decided to forge a common national identity. Politically, the Walloons have always looked to France as their natural defenders, while the Flemish population has looked to Germany. Ethnic differences between Belgium's Flemings and Walloons have been sources of social conflict. The Walloons, who live in Belgium's southern provinces, are the country's French-speaking inhabitants. But the night flights that are causing most complaints about noise levels are also affecting the Walloons - the French speaking Belgians. Beginning in the sixteenth century, both the Flemish and the French-speaking Walloons to their south came under the rule of a series of foreign powers. 2The French dialect spoken by the Walloons. Example sentencesExamples Gray chose 2,449 words from 87 languages, including English, Lithuanian, Gujarati, Romany, Walloon, Breton, Hindi and Pennsylvania Dutch and began a series of comparisons to build up a pattern of descent. Those Belgians from the south speak Walloon, which is a French patois derived from Latin. adjective Relating to the Walloons or their language. Example sentencesExamples In addition to the emergence of a number of regional parties, the Flemish and Walloon sections of the Christian Democrats, the Socialists, and the Liberals split to form separate parties. Distinctive Flemish and Walloon parties, fighting for language rights and more autonomy, if not outright independence, mobilized support. The exact sum to be repaid by Ryanair will have to be agreed between the airport company and the Walloon regional government. The high numbers of Flemish names in the south and Walloon names in the north indicate long time internal mobility. In Belgium it was the distant emperor who sought change: his Flemish and Walloon subjects merely wanted to be left alone. The new government made it the language of administration and education, hoping that it would replace Flemish, Walloon, and German dialects. The politicians of the Walloon region should be applauded for using their authority for the public good. The third sample is the Walloon subgroup from the national Panel Study on Belgian Households, representative of the Belgian population as a whole, poor and non-poor. The city suffered economically from the dissolutions at the Reformation, but revived modestly through silk-weaving introduced by Walloon refugees, and later as a social centre for gentry and clergy. The Walloon regional government and Charleroi airport have asked for the return of 4 million Euros following a decision by the European Commission. Ryanair has rolled back on its refusal to repay the €4m it received in subsidies from the Walloon government as an incentive to fly into Charleroi airport. During the feudal period between the ninth and twelfth centuries AD, the Flemish and Walloon cultures continued developing along separate lines. Almost 25 percent of the poor Walloon households state having difficulties with paying for their food. The amount due to be returned by the airline will not be arrived at until the Commission has fully examined the full extent of the deal conceded by the Walloon state to the airline. The country's acrimonious linguistic divide has hardened the distinctions between Flemish and Walloon universities, with the result that much advanced rese arch has tended to focus on narrowly specialized and local issues. It's been announced that the well known Walloon group Urban Trad will be singing their entry, Sanomi, not in French or one of the other official languages of Belgium but in ‘an imaginary language’. Bounded by a Walloon church, the red light district and the existing Concertgebouw, the site seemed an ideal setting for Toneelschuur's continuing adventures in the avant-garde. Ryanair said they could be forced to repay up to €13m to the Walloon regional government which owns Charleroi airport in Belgium. In January 1579, Artois, parts of Flanders (the Walloon area) and Hainault signed the Union of Arras which bluntly stated that it would uphold the catholic faith. The best-known Walloon author is mystery writer Georges Simenon, creator of the character of the police commissioner Maigret. Origin From French Wallon, from medieval Latin Wallo(n-), from the same Germanic origin as Welsh.
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