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Catalan

[ kat-l-an, -uhn, kat-l-an ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to Catalonia, its inhabitants, or their language.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Catalonia.
  2. a Romance language closely related to Provençal, spoken in Catalonia, Valencia, the Balearic Islands, Andorra, southern France, and western Sardinia.

Catalan

/ -lən; ˈkætəˌlæn /

noun

  1. a language of Catalonia, quite closely related to Spanish and Provençal, belonging to the Romance group of the Indo-European family
  2. a native or inhabitant of Catalonia


adjective

  1. denoting, relating to, or characteristic of Catalonia, its inhabitants, or their language

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Catalan1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Spanish

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