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.

Origin of Catalan

1
1375–1425; late Middle English <Spanish

Words Nearby Catalan

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British Dictionary definitions for Catalan

Catalan

/ (ˈkætəˌlæn, -lən) /


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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