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Occitanist

Occitanist noun: a supporter of Occitanism; an Occitan regionalist.

Noun

Occitanist (plural Occitanists)

  1. A supporter of Occitanism; an Occitan regionalist.
    • In need ofrallying points, Occitanists sought unifying symbols and especially a common language, and therefore tried to bring some order to the different dialects in Southern France.2014, Aviv Amit, Regional Language Policies in France During World War II, London: Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN
  2. A student of Occitan culture and language.

Adjective

Occitanist (comparative more Occitanist, superlative most Occitanist)

  1. Relating to or endorsing Occitanism.
    • Its popular success through its local activities is ignored in order to try to spread once more the Occitanist propaganda concerning a supposed gap between the Félibrige and the popular language of the people.2003, Philippe Blanchet, “Uses and images of Occitan: an Occitanist view of the world.”, in International Journal of the Sociology of Language, volume 2004, number 169, Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISSN
    • To illuminate such tensions, the article considerers the controversy triggered when one Occitan singer-songwriter, Joan Pau Verdier, signed with an international label, thereby opening himself up to charges of having betrayed the Occitanist cause.2011, Eric Drott, “The Nòva Cançon Occitana and the Internal Colonialism Thesis”, in French Politics, Culture & Society, volume 29, number 1, New York, NY.: Berghahn Books, →DOI, →ISSN

Forms of Occitanist

Noun
pluralOccitanists
Adjective
comparativemore Occitanist
superlativemost Occitanist

Origin of Occitanist

From Occitan + -ist (“one who has a certain ideology or set of beliefs”).

Questions about Occitanist

What does Occitanist mean?
Occitanist means a supporter of Occitanism; an Occitan regionalist.
What part of speech is Occitanist?
Occitanist can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Occitanist?
The plural of Occitanist is Occitanists.

Words near Occitanist in the dictionary

  1. Occitan
  2. Occitania
  3. Occitanic
  4. Occitanie
  5. Occitanism
  6. Occitanist
  7. Occitanists
  8. Occitanity
  9. Occitano-
  10. Occitans
  11. occludable

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