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Oc·ci·tan  (ks-tn)
n.
1. Langue d'oc.
2. The modern Provençal language.

[Medieval Latin Occitnus : Old Provençal oc, yes (from Latin hoc, neuter sing. of hic, this) + -itnus, adjective suff. (perhaps from (Aqu)itnus, of Aquitaine, Occitan-speaking region of France).]
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Noun1.Occitan - the medieval dialects of Langue d'oc (southern France)
Langue d'oc, Langue d'oc French - medieval provincial dialects of French formerly spoken in the south of France


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Dàvid Grosclaude, president of Occitan language group l'Institut d'Estudis Occitans, issued an open letter to the academy, which he called "full of bitterness, resentment and fear" and too blinkered to recognise France's diverse citizenship.
 
 
 
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