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'''Walloon''' may refer to:
==Belgium==
*The [[Walloons]], inhabitants of [[Wallonia]], a region of the federal state of Belgium.
*The [[Walloon Movement]] a linguistic and political movement to strengthen Walloon culture and language within Belgium
*''Walloon'' is also the adjective referring<br />– either to [[Wallonia]] or its people, for instance the [[Walloon language]], the [[Walloon Parliament]] and the province named [[Walloon Brabant]], the [[Walloon Rally]]<br />– or, now most rarely and only within that context, to ''Wallonia'', a former administrative region created on 21 March 1917 by a decree of [[Moritz von Bissing]], General Governor of the occupation authorities of Belgium, within the framework of [[Flamenpolitik]].
==Australia==
*[[Walloon, Queensland|Walloon]], a place in Queensland named after the Belgians from [[Wallonia]].
==United States==
*Short for [[Walloon Lake]], a lake in northern Michigan, USA.
*[[Andrew Lloyd]], famous for his [[war]] literature, was born in [[Walloonia]].
==France==
*[[Stade Ernest-Wallon]] is a multi-use [[stadium]] in [[Toulouse]], [[France]].
==People==
*[[Henri-Alexandre Wallon]] (1812-1904), French historian and statesman.
*[[Henri Wallon (psychologist)|Henri Wallon]] (1879-1962), French Philosopher, Psychologist, and Politician. (Grandson of Henri-Alexandre Wallon.)
==Nature==
*The Walloon forge, used for the production of [[oregrounds iron]]
*The Walloon Coal Measures, coal deposits laid down during the [[Jurassic]] age. They are up to 15m thick of sub-bituminous to [[bituminous coal]] suited for [[coking]], steam-raising and oil cracking.
==See also==
* [[Belgian French]]
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