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Catalan.

A native or inhabitant of Catalonia, Spain.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkæ.təˌlæn/Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈkæ.tə.lən/Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈka.təˌlan/British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales/ˈka.tə.lən/British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales

  1. A native or inhabitant of Catalonia, Spain.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English Catalane, from French catalan, from Catalan català. First attested in 1480.

name/ˈkæ.təˌlæn/Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈkæ.tə.lən/Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈka.təˌlan/British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales/ˈka.tə.lən/British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales

  1. 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.

  2. A surname from Spanish.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English Catalane, from French catalan, from Catalan català. First attested in 1480.

adj/ˈkæ.təˌlæn/Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈkæ.tə.lən/Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈka.təˌlan/British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales/ˈka.tə.lən/British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales

  1. Of, from or relating to Catalonia, Spain.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English Catalane, from French catalan, from Catalan català. First attested in 1480.

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