Catalan

//ˈkæ.təˌlæn// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from or relating to Catalonia, Spain. not-comparable

    "The PSOE leader, who once promised to bring Puigdemont back to Spain to face justice, risked considerable political capital two years ago by pardoning nine of the Catalan leaders behind the drive for secession."

Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or characteristic of the Catalan language wordnet
  2. 2
    relating to or denoting or characteristic of Catalonia or its inhabitants wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Romance language of Catalonia, an autonomous region in the northeast of Spain, also spoken in the Valencian autonomous region (where the language is officially named valencià), the Balearic Islands, Andorra, Roussillon in France, and the Sardinian city of Alghero.

    "By the time this mysterious knight died in the 1360s, his book was available in every European language, including Dutch, Gaelic, Czech, Catalan, and Walloon."

  2. 2
    A surname from Spanish.
Noun
  1. 1
    A native or inhabitant of Catalonia, Spain.

    "Even if he draws back from a declaration, many Catalans – including Mossos and civil servants – may decide to not to obey orders from Madrid, and tens of thousands of people could take to the streets to protect key regional government institutions."

  2. 2
    the Romance language spoken in Catalonia in eastern Spain (related to Spanish and Occitan) wordnet
  3. 3
    a native or inhabitant of Catalonia wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English Catalane, from French Catalan, from Catalan català.

Etymology 2

From Middle English Catalane, from French Catalan, from Catalan català.

Etymology 3

From Middle English Catalane, from French Catalan, from Catalan català.

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