The Germanic word Walha, meaning the strangers, referred to Gallic or Celtic people. Wallonia is named after the Walloons, a group of locals who natively speak ... Parliament of Wallonia · Government of Wallonia · Politics of Wallonia · Namur

Federal Region of southern Belgium where French and German are the official languages, and where Lorrain, Luxembourgish, Picard, Franconian and Walloon ...

Etymology. From Frankish *walh, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner”); alternatively from wallon +‎ -ie.

Wallonia, region that constitutes the southern half of Belgium. The self-governing Walloon Region was created during the federalization of Belgium.

6 авг. 2021 г. · The words all descend from the Proto-Germanic Walhaz, which meant "Roman," but later used to refer to foreign things in general.

8 дек. 2020 г. · It is from Proto-Germanic *Walkhiskaz, from a Celtic tribal name represented by Latin Volcæ (Caesar) "ancient Celtic tribe in southern Gaul.".

Populated initially by the Celtic tribe of the Belgii, Wallonia was conquered by Caesar and was strongly Romanised. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, ...

Wallonia is the southern portion of Belgium, which includes the five French-speaking provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Wallonian Brabant, Liège, and Luxembourg.

Wallonia definition: a region in S Belgium. See examples of WALLONIA used in a sentence.