Catalan
Syllables: Cat·a·lan/ˈkæ.təˌlæn/
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British/ˈka.təˌlan/
Catalan noun: a native or inhabitant of Catalonia, Spain.
Noun
Catalan (plural Catalans)
- A native or inhabitant of Catalonia, Spain.
- Even if he draws back from a declaration, many Catalans – including Mossos and civil servants – may decide to not to obey orders from Madrid, and tens of thousands of people could take to the streets to protect key regional government institutions.2017 October 22, Sam Jones, “Catalonia weighs up declaration of independence”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2018
- Synonyms:
- Catalonian
Proper noun
Catalan
- The Romance language of Catalonia, an autonomous region in the northeast of Spain, 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.
- By the time this mysterious knight died in the 1360s, his book was available in every European language, including Dutch, Gaelic, Czech, Catalan, and Walloon.2001 December 2, Giles Milton, “'The Riddle and the Knight'”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2022
- Websites on the .cat domain are required to have content in the Catalan language.2017 October 6, Adrianne Jeffries, “The Daily Stormer just lost its new .cat domain”, in The Outline, archived from the original on 27 Jul 2020
- Synonyms:
- Catalonian
- A surname from Spanish.
Adjective
Catalan (not comparable)
- Of, from or relating to Catalonia, Spain.
- The PSOE leader, who once promised to bring Puigdemont back to Spain to face justice, risked considerable political capital two years ago by pardoning nine of the Catalan leaders behind the drive for secession.2023 November 5, Sam Jones, “PSOE members back Catalan amnesty plan to secure power in Spain”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2023
- Synonyms:
- Catalonian
Catalan meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Telugu and Malayalam
Catalan in Tamil
- person from Catalonia
- காடலோனியர் kāṭalōṉiyar
- language of Catalonia
- காட்டலான் kāṭṭalāṉ
- of or pertaining to Catalonia
- காட்டலான் kāṭṭalāṉ
Catalan in Marathi
- language of Catalonia
- कॅटलान kĕṭalān
Catalan in Telugu
- language of Catalonia
- కాటలాన్ భాషా kāṭalān bhāṣā
Catalan in Malayalam
- കറ്റലൻ ഭാഷ
More languagesFewer languages
- Catalan in Nepali
- क्याटालन kyāṭālan
- Catalan in Tagalog
- Katalan
- Catalan in Arabic
- كَاتَالَانِيّ kātālāniyy, كَاتَالَانِيَّة kātālāniyya, اللُّغَة الْكَاتَالَانِيَّة al-luḡa l-kātālāniyya, الْكَاتَالَانِيَّة al-kātālāniyya
- Catalan in Malay
- orang Catalan, bahasa Catalan, Catalonia
- Catalan in Indonesian
- katalan
- Catalan in Persian
- کاتالان kâtâlân, کاتالانی kâtâlâni, زبان کاتالانی zabân-e kâtâlâni
- Catalan in Thai
- ภาษาคาตาลัน paasăa kaadtaalan
Synonyms of Catalan
Forms of Catalan
| plural | Catalans |
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Origin of Catalan
Inherited from Middle English Catalane, from French catalan, from Catalan català. First attested in 1480.
Words formed from Catalan
Phrases with Catalan
Questions about Catalan
- What does Catalan mean?
- Catalan means a native or inhabitant of Catalonia, Spain.
- What is Catalan in Tamil?
- Catalan in Tamil is காடலோனியர் (kāṭalōṉiyar), காட்டலான் (kāṭṭalāṉ). See Catalan meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Catalan?
- Catalan can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Catalan?
- Catalan is pronounced /ˈkæ.təˌlæn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Catalan?
- The plural of Catalan is Catalans.
Words near Catalan in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Catalan (page history and authors); Catalan (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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