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Wallonia

American  
[wo-loh-nee-uh] / wɒˈloʊ ni ə /
Also Walloonia

noun

  1. a region in S Belgium: chiefly French-speaking. 6,504 sq. mi. (16,844 sq. km).


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Belgium is split along linguistic lines, with francophone Wallonia in the south and Dutch-speaking Flanders in the north, and governments are invariably formed by coalitions made of parties from both regions.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024

Previously only Scotland and Denmark had pledged funding for climate-linked loss and damage, as well as the Belgian region of Wallonia.

From Reuters • Nov. 7, 2022

Scotland and the Belgian region of Wallonia have also put forward small pledges.

From Scientific American • Nov. 1, 2022

Wallonia, Denmark, and a group of philanthropies have since pledged funds, and the tally for loss and damage funding now stands at $19.5 million.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2022

Industry is concentrated mainly in the populous Flemish area in the north, although the government is encouraging reinvestment in the southern region of Wallonia.

From The 1999 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency