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Catalan

Cat′a-lan

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Adj.
Of or pertaining to Catalonia.
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Noun.
A native or inhabitant of Catalonia; also, the language of Catalonia.
Catalan furnace
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Catalan forge
(Metal.)
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a kind of furnace for producing wrought iron directly from the ore. It was formerly much used, esp. in Catalonia, and is still used in some parts of the United States and elsewhere.

Definition 2024

Catalan

Catalan

See also: catalan and catalán

English

Noun

Catalan ‎(plural Catalans)

  1. Person from or inhabitant of Catalonia.

Quotations

  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Catalan.

Synonyms

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Proper noun

Catalan

  1. The language of Catalonia, an autonomous region in the northeast of Spain. Various dialects are also spoken in the Valencian autonomous region where the language is officially named valencià, the Balearic Islands, Andorra, Roussillon in France and the Sardinian city of Alghero. ISO 639-3 recognizes Valencian as an alternate name for this language.

Quotations

  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Catalan.

Translations

Adjective

Catalan ‎(not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Catalonia.

Quotations

  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Catalan.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • Wiktionary's coverage of Catalan terms
  • Appendix:Catalan Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Catalan

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French

Noun

Catalan m ‎(plural Catalans, feminine Catalane)

  1. A Catalan person.

catalan

catalan

See also: Catalan and catalán

French

Noun

catalan m ‎(uncountable)

  1. Catalan language

Adjective

catalan m ‎(feminine singular catalane, masculine plural catalans, feminine plural catalanes)

  1. Catalan, Catalonian


Occitan

Adjective

catalan m (feminine singular catalana, masculine plural catalans, feminine plural catalanas)

  1. Catalan, Catalonian

Noun

catalan m (plural catalans, feminine catalana, feminine plural catalanas)

  1. a (male) person from Catalonia

Noun

catalan m (uncountable)

  1. the Catalan language

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from French catalan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka.taˈlan]

Adjective

catalan m, n ‎(feminine singular catalană, masculine plural catalani, feminine and neuter plural catalane)

  1. Catalan, Catalonian

Declension

Noun

catalan m ‎(plural catalani, feminine equivalent catalană)

  1. a Catalan, a person from Catalonia

Declension

Related terms

Etymology

Middle English Catalane, from Catalan català, either directly or via French catalan or Spanish catalán, of obscure and disputed origin:

  • Possibly from an indigenous name of Celtic origin and probably meaning "chiefs of battle";
  • Derived from 'Catalunya ‎(“Catalonia”), a corruption of Latin Gathia launia "land of the Goths", or Goth-Alania "land of Goths and Alans," an Iranian tribe.
  • Derived from Lacetani, the name of a pre-Roman Iberian tribe who lived in the region, following metathesis into a form *Katelan > Catalan.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: kăt'ə-lăn, IPA(key): /ˈkæ.tə.ˌlæn/

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