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Walloons

Walloons (/wɒˈluːnz/ WOL-oonz; French: Wallons ⓘ; Walloon: Walons; Dutch: Walen) are a Gallo-Romance ethnic group native to the Wallonia region of Belgium. Walloons primarily speak langues d'oïl such as Belgian French, Picard and Walloon. Walloons are primarily Roman Catholic, with a historical minority of Protestantism which dates back to the…

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Belgium
3,240,000
Canada
176,615[b] (Belgians)
France
133,066

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Walloons

Nodes257
Edges256
Triples61
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007782
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Walloons

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related to Brussels - not Walloon and mostly French-speaking · 27
Walloons → After, Because, Belgian French-speakers, Between, Brabantic, Brussels, Brussels Vloms, Brussels-Capital Region, But, Continental Europe, Dutch, Dutch-speaking Flanders, Flanders, French, French-speaking, In, Industrial Revolution, Many, Many Flemish, Netherlands
related to Wallonia · 17
Walloons → Belgium, Celtic, Frankish, French, French-speaking, From, In, Middle Ages, Roman, Second World War, Starting, Such, The, The Walloon, Wallonia, Walloon, Walloon Movement
related to External links · 9
Walloons → Battery Park, Cambridge University Press, Edmund William, Encyclopædia Britannica, Gosse, Hugh, In Chisholm, Vol, Walloon Settlers Monument
Belgium · 1
Walloons → 3,240,000
Canada · 1
Walloons → 176,615[b] (Belgians)
France · 1
Walloons → 133,066
United States · 1
Walloons → Indeterminable.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}[a] (352,630 Belgians)

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walloon wallonia belgian also french brussels flemish dutch language belgium region century people flanders population de revolution many german namur

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WalloonsBelgium3,240,0001.00infobox
WalloonsCanada176,615[b] (Belgians)1.00infobox
WalloonsFrance133,0661.00infobox
WalloonsUnited StatesIndeterminable.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}[a] (352,630 Belgians)1.00infobox
Belgian Frenchinstance ofWalloons primarily speak langues d'oïl0.80text
Picardinstance ofWalloons primarily speak langues d'oïl0.80text
Wallooninstance ofWalloons primarily speak langues d'oïl0.80text
Wallendorfinstance ofPlace names0.80text
Walloonsrelated to Brussels - not Walloon and mostly French-speakingMany0.60section
Walloonsrelated to Brussels - not Walloon and mostly French-speakingFrench-speaking0.60section
Walloonsrelated to Brussels - not Walloon and mostly French-speakingBelgian French-speakers0.60section
Walloonsrelated to Brussels - not Walloon and mostly French-speakingBrussels-Capital Region0.60section

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