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Walloon         
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Walon; Walloon (disambiguation)
[w?'lu:n]
¦ noun
1. a member of a people who speak a French dialect and live in southern and eastern Belgium and neighbouring parts of France. Compare with Fleming.
2. the French dialect spoken by the Walloons.
Origin
from Fr. Wallon, from med. L. Wallo(n-), from the same Gmc origin as Welsh.
Walloon forge         
  • A schematic diagram of a Walloon hearth as used in Sweden
A Walloon forge (or Walloon process) is a type of finery forge that decarbonizes pig iron into wrought iron.
Walloon Movement         
  • Flag of the Rattachism movement
POLITICAL MOVEMENT FOR EMANCIPATION AND GREATER AUTONOMY OF THE BELGIAN REGION OF WALLONIA
Wallingant; Wallingantism; Walloon movement; Walloon nationalism
The Walloon Movement () is an umbrella term for all Belgian political movements that either assert the existence of a Walloon identity and of Wallonia and/or defend French culture and language within Belgium, either within the framework of the 1830 Deal or either defending the linguistic rights of French-speakers. See the definition of Paul Delforge in Methodological introduction to the Walloon Movement Encyclopedia : « Sont considérés comme militants wallons tous ceux qui ont participé à l’affirmation politique de la Wallonie, de manière tangible, de près ou de loin, dans une organisation ou à titre individuel, par leurs discours, leurs écrits, leurs engagements ou leurs fonctions.

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Walloon
Examples of use of Walloon
1. We want to know what happens next," said Philippe Malburny, spokesman for the Walloon region‘s economy minister, Jean–Claude Marcourt.
2. A spokesman for the Walloon government said they had been informed of the decision by the FIA.
3. And both Flemish and Walloon newspapers have devoted pages of copy to the mechanics of a split.
4. Not to mention the severe tension between the Walloon minority and the Flemish majority in Belgium, or between the Kurdish minority and the majority in Turkey.
5. But he also warned of the pitfalls of taking on the cacophonous mix of Flemish nationalists, Walloon Socialists and the mayors of all 1' Brussels‘ boroughs.