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Catalan

Pronunciation: /ˈkatəlan/
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Definition of Catalan

noun

  • 1a native of Catalonia in Spain.
  • 2 [mass noun] a Romance language closely related to Castilian Spanish and Provençal, widely spoken in Catalonia (where it has official status alongside Castilian Spanish) and in Andorra, the Balearic Islands, and parts of southern France. It has about 6 million speakers in all.

adjective

  • relating to Catalonia, its people, or its language.

Origin:

from French, from Spanish catalán, related to Catalan català 'Catalan', Catalunya 'Catalonia'

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