What does "occitan" mean?

Someone of the regional culture that speaks this language; an inhabitant of Occitania.

Occitan

Common synonyms include: gascon occitan, langue d'oc, langue d'oc french, lenga d'oc, lenga d'òc, old occitan.

//ˈɑksɪˌtæn// adj, name, noun

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Noun

1
Someone of the regional culture that speaks this language; an inhabitant of Occitania.
2
the medieval dialects of Langue d'oc (southern France) wordnet
3
a Romance language spoken in Southern France, Monaco, Spain and Italy wordnet

Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to the Romance language Occitan, or the regional culture of the people who speak it.

Proper Noun

1
A Romance language spoken in Occitania, a region of Europe that includes Southern France, Auvergne, Limousin, and some parts of Catalonia and Italy.
"In Occitan a stroll, una passejada, is close to the Italian passeggiata, and a reminder of what a public business it is to amble these streets."

"This initiative strives to promote writing in Occitan."

From French occitan; see there for more.

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