noun
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a language of Catalonia, quite closely related to Spanish and Provençal, belonging to the Romance group of the Indo-European family
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a native or inhabitant of Catalonia
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Catalan
1375–1425; late Middle English < Spanish
Example Sentences
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The Sagrada Família is the magnum opus of the brilliant Catalan architect and designer Antoni Gaudí, who died 100 years ago and whose sinuous and eccentric buildings are synonymous with Barcelona.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Catalan superstar Rosalía was presented with a new award, international songwriter of the year, after breaking through with her genre-melding, neo-classical and multi-lingual album Lux.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
His grandfather Antonio is revealed as a traveling merchant who operated between Catalan Spain and Morocco, rather than simply a farmer.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
As a boy growing up in the tiny Catalan village of Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, Palou started kart racing about the same time he started grade school.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
I will have lost two hundred fathoms of good Catalan cardel and the hooks and leaders.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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