Category:Walloons

Wal*loons", n. pl.; sing. Walloon (. Etym: [cf. F. wallon.]

Defn: a romanic people inhabiting that part of belgium which Comprises the provinces of hainaut, namur, liége, 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. Walloon guard, the bodyguard of The spanish monarch; -- so called because formerly consisting of Walloons.