Catalan

Cat·a·lan  (ktl-n, -n, ktl-n)

adj.

Of or relating to Catalonia or its people, language, or culture.

n.

1. A native or inhabitant of Catalonia.

2. The Romance language spoken especially in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, Andorra, and the Roussillon region of France.

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[Middle English Catalane, possibly from Catalan catalana, from Catalunya, Catalonia.]

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Catalan [ˈkætəˌlæn -lən]

n

1. (Linguistics / Languages) a language of Catalonia, quite closely related to Spanish and Provençal, belonging to the Romance group of the Indo-European family

2. (Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Catalonia

adj

(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) denoting, relating to, or characteristic of Catalonia, its inhabitants, or their language

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Catalan - a native or inhabitant of Catalonia Spaniard - a native or inhabitant of Spain
	2.	Catalan - the Romance language spoken in Catalonia in eastern Spain (related to Spanish and Occitan) Latinian language, Romance language, Romance - the group of languages derived from Latin Espana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
Adj.	1.	Catalan - relating to or denoting or characteristic of Catalonia or its inhabitants; "Catalan independence movement"
	2.	Catalan - relating to or characteristic of the Catalan language; "Catalan poetry"

Translations

Catalan [ˈkætəlæn]

A. ADJ → catalán

B. N

1. (= person) → catalán/ana m/f

2. (Ling) → catalán m

Catalan [ˈkætəlæn]

adj → catalan(e)

n

(= person) → Catalan(e) m/f

(= language) → catalan m

Catalan [ˈkætəˌlæn]

1. adj → catalano/a

2. n (person) → catalano/a; (language) → catalano