Occitan
Syllables: Oc·ci·tan/ˈɒksɪˌtæn/US/ˈɑksɪˌtæn/
Occitan proper noun: an endangered Romance language spoken in Occitania, a region of Europe that includes Southern France, Auvergne, Limousin, and some parts of Catalonia and Italy.
Proper noun
Occitan
- An endangered Romance language spoken in Occitania, a region of Europe that includes Southern France, Auvergne, Limousin, and some parts of Catalonia and Italy.
- In Occitan a stroll, una passejada, is close to the Italian passeggiata, and a reminder of what a public business it is to amble these streets.2024 July 20, Fiona Sampson, “The other Dordogne: exploring France’s unspoiled Périgord region”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2024
- Synonyms:
- Provençal
Noun
Occitan (plural Occitans)
- Someone of the regional culture that speaks this language; an inhabitant of Occitania.
Adjective
Occitan (comparative more Occitan, superlative most Occitan)
- Of or pertaining to the Romance language Occitan, or the region or culture of the people who speak it.
Occitan meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Nepali
Occitan in Hindi
- ऑक्सीटन
Occitan in Marathi
- the Romance language
- ऑक्सिटॅन ŏksiṭĕn
Occitan in Urdu
- the Romance language
- آکسِیٹانی āksīṭānī
Occitan in Nepali
- the Romance language
- अक्सिटन aksiṭan
More languagesFewer languages
- Occitan in Arabic
- اللُّغَة الْأُوكْسِيتَانِيَّة al-luḡa l-ʔūksītāniyya, الْأُوكْسِيتَانِيَّة al-ʔūksītāniyya, أُوكْسِيتَانِيّ ʔūksītāniyy, أُوكْسِيتَانِيَّة ʔūksītāniyya
- Occitan in Indonesian
- Oksitan
- Occitan in Thai
- ภาษาออกซิตัน paasăa òksídtan
Synonyms of Occitan
Forms of Occitan
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Occitans |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Occitan |
| superlative | most Occitan |
Origin of Occitan
From French occitan; see there for more.
Words formed from Occitan
- Francitan
- Old Occitan
- Occitanity
- Occitanness
- Occitania
- Occitanic
- Occitanism
- Occitanist
Phrases with Occitan
Questions about Occitan
- What does Occitan mean?
- Occitan means an endangered Romance language spoken in Occitania, a region of Europe that includes Southern France, Auvergne, Limousin, and some parts of Catalonia and Italy.
- What is Occitan in Hindi?
- Occitan in Hindi is ऑक्सीटन. See Occitan meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Occitan?
- Occitan can be a proper noun, a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Occitan?
- Occitan is pronounced /ˈɒksɪˌtæn/ (UK).
Words near Occitan in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Occitan (page history and authors); Occitan (Hindi 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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