Catalan
pertaining to Catalonia, its inhabitants, or their language.
Origin of Catalan
1Words Nearby Catalan
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How to use Catalan in a sentence
The Catalan separatist movement has been growing in recent years, as demonstrated each September with a march on Barcelona.
Her father was a Viscount, so Taylor married into the Catalan aristocracy.
Whit Stillman on the 20th Anniversary of ‘Barcelona’, His New Amazon Series, and the Myth of the Ugly Expat | Michael Weiss | August 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Daily Pic: At the Met, the Catalan master has a conceptual edge.
Pere Navarro, head of the Catalan socialist party, said: "We need a new head of state."
Engulfed by Scandal, Could The Spanish Royal Family Fall? | Tom Sykes | April 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMontalbán endowed his Catalan gumshoe with an equally impressive set of quirks that are aired and explored in each book.
The Foodie Detective: The Pepe Carvalho Novels by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán | Malcolm Forbes | October 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
In moistening Havana leaf Catalan wine is used, and other flavoring extracts.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.He was a rich Catalan who had made his millions in the cork industry.
The Wolf Cub | Patrick CaseyBut it is in the middle of the afternoon that the Pre Catalan is charming.
In Vanity Fair | Eleanor Hoyt BrainerdAs I ascended the side, the harsh sound of the Catalan dialect assailed my ears.
The Bible in Spain | George BorrowThe Catalan poets joined their brothers beyond the Pyrenees.
Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred Downer
British Dictionary definitions for Catalan
/ (ˈkætəˌlæn, -lən) /
a language of Catalonia, quite closely related to Spanish and Provençal, belonging to the Romance group of the Indo-European family
a native or inhabitant of Catalonia
denoting, relating to, or characteristic of Catalonia, its inhabitants, or their language
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