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WALLOON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Walloon mean?
• WALLOON (noun)
The noun WALLOON has 2 senses:
1. a member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium
2. a dialect of French spoken in Belgium and adjacent parts of France
Familiarity information: WALLOON used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Walloon" is a kind of...):
Belgian (a native or inhabitant of Belgium)
Holonyms ("Walloon" is a member of...):
Belgique; Belgium; Kingdom of Belgium (a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A dialect of French spoken in Belgium and adjacent parts of France
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Walloon" is a kind of...):
French (the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France)
Context examples
Following complaints about mobile phone antennae a consultation was organised by the Walloon Region in Belgium.
(Health threats caused by mobile phone radiation, EUROPARL TV)
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