Walloon

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• For example, Belgium is a multinational country containing essentially two different nations: the sociopolitical Flemish nation and the purely cultural Walloon nation.

  Academic text (1999)

• In Belgium, we are likely to see the emergence of independent Flemish and Walloon states.

  Academic text (2002)

• It is an unusual case because real conflict between Flemings and Walloons did not begin until the regime changed to a full democracy in 1919.

  Academic text (2002)

• Now, suddenly, control of government and its distributional functions would be based on population proportions, and Walloons, a slight minority, became alarmed.

  Academic text (2002)

• Although it is true that Flemings had more children on average than Walloons, there has been essentially no change in group proportions over the last two hundred years.

  Academic text (2002)

• Each war and subsequent peace advanced the disintegrative effects of Fleming and Walloon identity politics, accelerating a series of crises that led Belgium to its process of constitutional reform.

  Academic text (2002)

• Dutch-speaking or Flemish Belgians made up about 57 percent of the population, and French-speaking or Walloons made up 42 percent (German-speaking Belgians were the remaining one percent).

  Academic text (2002)

• The country has two linguistic groups: the Flemish, who speak Dutch, and the Walloon, who speak French.

• In Belgium, the Walloon community primarily resides in the southern region, contributing to its rich cultural diversity.

• Most members of this ethnic group identify as Walloon, reflecting their shared language and heritage.

Synonyms

B

Belgian

vsWalloon

68 1.3

From Belgium or about its people and culture

is a French speaking ethnic group mainly in the southern region and nearby France

Surface Forms

Etymology