Walloon

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun One of a people of Celtic ancestry inhabiting southern and southeast Belgium and adjacent regions of France.
• noun The Romance language traditionally spoken by the Walloons, descended from the Langue d'oïl and closely related to French. The use of Walloon has declined in modern times, and many Walloons now speak French in daily life.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun [lowercase] A disease of the tobacco-plant in which the leaves assume an abnormal erect position, regarded as due to an excess of moisture followed by drought.
• noun A member of a people found chiefly in southern and southeastern Belgium, also in the neighboring parts of France, and in a few places in Rhenish Prussia near Malmedy. They are descended from the ancient Belgæ, mixed with Germanic and Roman elements.
• noun In America, especially colonial New York, one of the Huguenot settlers from Artois, in northern France, etc.
• noun A French dialect, spoken by the Walloons of Belgium, France, etc.
• Of or pertaining to the Walloons: as, the Walloon language.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• proper noun The Romance language commonly spoken until the middle of the 20th century in parts of southern Belgium and northern France (around Givet).
• noun An inhabitant of Wallonia, of Belgian nationality, nowadays generally French-speaking, but also possibly German-speaking.
• noun An inhabitant of the region of southern Belgium and northern France (around Givet), usually of Belgian nationality.
• adjective Referring to the French-speaking people of southern Belgium and parts of northern France.
• adjective Referring to the Romance language spoken by this people.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun a dialect of French spoken in Belgium and adjacent parts of France
• noun a member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium