Catalan

[ kat-l-an, -uhn, kat-l-an ]

/ ˈkæt lˌæn, -ən, ˌkæt lˈæn /

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adjective

pertaining to Catalonia, its inhabitants, or their language.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Catalonia.

a Romance language closely related to Provençal, spoken in Catalonia, Valencia, the Balearic Islands, Andorra, southern France, and western Sardinia.

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Origin of Catalan

1375–1425; late Middle English

Words nearby Catalan

catadioptric, catadromous, catafalque, catagen, catagenesis, Catalan, catalase, catalectic, catalepsy, catalexis, Çatalhüyük

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How to use Catalan in a sentence

Six Catalan prisons are now using the tool, and the plan is to expand its use across Catalonia.
Virtual Reality Could Help Stop Domestic Abuse Against Women|Dinsa Sachan, Knowable Magazine|October 18, 2021|The Daily Beast
The world’s best player joined Qatari-funded Paris St Germain days after Barcelona’s president Joan Laporta had admitted that the Catalan club couldn’t afford to keep him.
Lionel Messi Made Barcelona One of the Most Successful Soccer Teams in History. Now He Might Destroy It|Simon Kuper|August 11, 2021|Time
Unrated during the pandemicSheer slices of toasted Catalan bread slathered with olive-oiled tomato pulp.
José Andrés brings Spanish comfort food — including a lot of eggs — to Bethesda|Tom Sietsema|July 9, 2021|Washington Post
He named the company Danone, a Catalan variation on his son’s nickname, “Little Daniel.”
The Man Who Drank Cholera and Launched the Yogurt Craze - Issue 100: Outsiders|Lina Zeldovich|May 19, 2021|Nautilus

In July 2019, just outside of Tivissa, Spain, I watched him explain to a group of rural Catalan mayors and olive farmers why he had let the area around their towns burn.
What the complex math of fire modeling tells us about the future of California’s forests|Amy Nordrum|January 18, 2021|MIT Technology Review

British Dictionary definitions for Catalan

Catalan

/ (ˈkætəˌlæn, -lən) /

noun

a language of Catalonia, quite closely related to Spanish and Provençal, belonging to the Romance group of the Indo-European family

a native or inhabitant of Catalonia

adjective

denoting, relating to, or characteristic of Catalonia, its inhabitants, or their language

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