Cat·a·lo·nia (k t l- n y , -n -) A region of northeast Spain bordering on France and the Mediterranean Sea. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries it was a center of socialist and anarchist activity. Catalan separatists established an autonomous republic (1932-1938) that opposed Francisco Franco's loyalist forces during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Cat a·lonian adj. & n. |
Catalonia [ˌkætəˈləʊnɪə]
n
(Placename) a region of NE Spain, with a strong separatist tradition: became an autonomous region with its own parliament in 1979; an important agricultural and industrial region, with many resorts. Pop.: 6 261 999 (2000 est.). Area: 31 929 sq. km (12 328 sq. miles) Catalan name Catalunya [ˌkatəˈluːnɪə] Spanish name Cataluña [kataˈluɲa]
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| Noun | 1. | Catalonia - a region of northeastern Spain Espana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power |
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