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Proper Noun

1. 1
   An autonomous community in northeast Spain.
2. 2
   The Catalan Countries: A cultural area in northeast Spain, southern France and Andorra where Catalan is or historically was spoken, including the autonomous communities of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, part of the autonomous community of Valencia, the Aragon Strip, the Carche in Murcia and the region of Northern Catalonia in France.
3. 3
   A former principality in modern northeast Spain, approximately coincident with the current autonomous community of Catalonia but including Northern Catalonia in modern France. historical

Example

More examples

"Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain."

Etymology

From Catalan Catalunya. Further origins disputed. One theory would make it related to Gotland.

Related phrases

aragon stripcatalan republicnorthern catalonia

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