The term Walloon 'was also used in the late 18th and the 19th century to refer to French-speakers who migrated to the. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Although this is home to Walloon, that is by no means the only language spoken there. From Wordnik.com. [Interesting Thing of the Day] Reference
But we don't speak now of "Walloon" as a distinctive language, and "Flemish" has shared the same fate. From Wordnik.com. [How Flemish Is It?] Reference
Is Walloon really a different language from French?. From Wordnik.com. [Taking Multi-Culturalism Too Far?] Reference
Can I swear if it's in, like, Walloon or something?. From Wordnik.com. [Comment etiquette] Reference
The Walloon dialect varies greatly between the towns. From Wordnik.com. [Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477] Reference
Walloon Guards created, reorganizing the royal guard. From Wordnik.com. [1698, Oct. 11, and March 13, 1700] Reference
Flemish, Walloon, and British players formed their own troupes. From Wordnik.com. [Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I] Reference
The Walloon political parties are equally determined to prevent this. From Wordnik.com. [The Belgian Crackup] Reference
The demonstation you mention was not related to Walloon/French matters. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » The Single-State Solution:] Reference
One of Battery Park's numerous monuments, to the early Walloon settlers. From Wordnik.com. [Before the Big Apple] Reference
When I was studying in Belgium, I was in the french half, Walloon or Walloonia. From Wordnik.com. [amishboy Diary Entry] Reference
“The demonstation sic you mention was not related to Walloon/French matters.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » The Single-State Solution:] Reference
At present, there's little sign of political appetite for that in Walloon politics. From Wordnik.com. [Divorce, Belgian-Style] Reference
Here most numerous and respectable descendants of this Walloon are met with to this day. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862] Reference
To get there, I took a taxi from Brussels, with a French speaking driver – no doubt a Walloon. From Wordnik.com. [More on Xenophobia] Reference
His first trial failed miserably in late August as Flemish and Walloon political parties bickered. From Wordnik.com. [The Belgian Crackup] Reference
This Prince sowed the seeds of discord very skilfully, separating the Walloon provinces from the Reformers. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes of Modern Europe] Reference
But at that time the majority of the population only spoke dialects, including Walloon and German dialects. From Wordnik.com. [What Belgians Want] Reference
The natives speak French -- of a sort -- here and there in Belgium, but they also speak Flemish and Walloon. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
As it is, the story made news all over the world with emphasis on police brutality and Walloon nastiness and arrogance. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-09-01] Reference
In Belgium there has been antagonism between the Flemish and the Walloon segments of the population; in South Tyrol and in. From Wordnik.com. [NATIONALISM] Reference
All Flemish political parties want more autonomy for Flanders, while all Walloon political parties prefer a unitary Belgium. From Wordnik.com. [The Belgian Crackup] Reference
They add, That the forces commanded by the Marquis de Bay had been reinforced by six battalions of Spanish and Walloon guards. From Wordnik.com. [The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899] Reference
"I have been a favorite before," said Evans, the road race world champion who also won the Walloon Arrow cycling classic last month. From Wordnik.com. [Cadel Evans favorite to win Giro d'Italia] Reference
Belgique, but it requires some ingenuity to understand the native who answers your inquiry in bad French and worse Walloon or Flemish. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
A recent poll showed 39 percent of Flemings favor independence, while only 12 percent of the less affluent Walloon minority want a split. From Wordnik.com. [The Belgian Breakup] Reference
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