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Walloons
(noun) an ethnic group speaking a dialect of French and living in southern and eastern Belgium and neighboring parts of France
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Wal*loons", n. pl.; sing. Walloon (. Etym: [Cf. F. wallon.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States