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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Walloons \Wal*loons"\, n. pl.; sing. {Walloon}. [Cf. F. wallon.]
A Romanic people inhabiting that part of Belgium which
comprises the provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Li['e]ge, and
Luxembourg, and about one third of Brabant; also, the
language spoken by this people. Used also adjectively.
[Written also Wallons.] "A base Walloon . . . thrust Talbot
with a spear." --Shak.
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{Walloon guard}, the bodyguard of the Spanish monarch; -- so
called because formerly consisting of Walloons.
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