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  2. Walloons - Wikipedia

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    In modern Belgium, Walloons are, by law, termed a "distinctive linguistic and ethnic community" within the country, as are the neighbouring Flemish, a Dutch (Germanic) speaking community. When understood as a regional identification, the ethnonym is also extended to refer to the inhabitants of the Walloon region in general, regardless of ...

  3. Hypothetical partition of Belgium - Wikipedia

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    The poll also showed that a unitary Belgian state was supported by 22% of the Flemish, 50% of the Brusselers and 51% of the Walloons, and that 16% of the Flemish wished a split of Belgium. It is interesting to compare this with the 40.8% of Flemings who voted for a party advocating Flemish independence during the 2010 election.

  4. Wallonia - Wikipedia

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    The Walloons of the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin have a tradition of making what is called a Belgian Pie but which is a flat pie more like a pizza covered with prune purée and topped with a thin cheese layer. These were made by the dozens in outdoor stone ovens for the many kermisses, in a tradition that dates back to immigration in the 1850s.

  5. Flemish people - Wikipedia

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    Flemish people also emigrated at the end of the fifteenth century, when Flemish traders conducted intensive trade with Spain and Portugal, and from there moved to colonies in America and Africa. [28] The newly discovered Azores were populated by 2,000 Flemish people from 1460 onwards, making these volcanic islands known as the "Flemish Islands".

  6. Walloon Movement - Wikipedia

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    The Walloon Movement (French: Mouvement wallon) is an umbrella term for all Belgium political movements that either assert the existence of a Walloon identity and of Wallonia and/or defend French culture and language within Belgium, either within the framework of the 1830 Deal or either defending the linguistic rights of French-speakers. [1]

  7. Architecture of the Netherlands - Wikipedia

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    The same austerely geometrical effect is achieved without great cost or pretentious effects at the stadholder's summer residence of Het Loo. Another of the designs used by the Dutch was the use of warm colors such as red or dark orange. They also were roughly textured and had tended to be darkened due to the rough texturing.

  8. Walloon language - Wikipedia

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    Walloon (/ w ɒ ˈ l uː n /; natively walon; French: wallon ⓘ) is a Romance language that is spoken in much of Wallonia and, to a very small extent, in Brussels, Belgium; some villages near Givet, northern France; and a clutch of communities in northeastern Wisconsin, United States.

  9. Walloons in Wisconsin - Wikipedia

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    Walloons are an ethnic group originating from the Wallonia region of Belgium.Mainly arriving between the years 1853 and 1858, [1] and settling in parts of Brown, Door, and Kewaunee counties, [2] Wisconsin is unique for being home to one of the few Walloon ethnic enclaves worldwide, and being home to a special dialect of Walloon called Wisconsin Walloon.

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