Catalan
noun
Cat·a·lan
ˈka-tə-lən 
-ˌlan
1
: a native or inhabitant of Catalonia
2
: the Romance language of Catalonia, Valencia, Andorra, and the Balearic islands
Catalan
adjective
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The Catalan club lost their second appeal for the precautionary registration of both players on December 30 after their initial court appeal had failed three days earlier.
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Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Four Bloody Fingers Erica X Eisen The figure of the witch looms conspicuously large in Catalan—in the gardens, on the roof, in the heart of the mountain.
—hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
The players were Barca's only two summer signings for its first team, with Olmo costing north of $60 million to get out of his RB Leipzig contract while Pau Victor was picked up for $2.6 million (€2.5 million) from Catalan neighbor Girona.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
In this meeting, coach Diego Simeone will be looking for his first league win against Barcelona at the Catalan team's stadium since he was appointed in 2011.
—Sam Leveridge, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Four Bloody Fingers Erica X Eisen The figure of the witch looms conspicuously large in Catalan—in the gardens, on the roof, in the heart of the mountain.
—hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
The players were Barca's only two summer signings for its first team, with Olmo costing north of $60 million to get out of his RB Leipzig contract while Pau Victor was picked up for $2.6 million (€2.5 million) from Catalan neighbor Girona.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
In this meeting, coach Diego Simeone will be looking for his first league win against Barcelona at the Catalan team's stadium since he was appointed in 2011.
—Sam Leveridge, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Catalan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Catalan. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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