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 5-2 thrashing by Barca in January’s Supercopa de Espana final after a 4-0 loss to their Catalan arch-rivals in October led to Ancelotti reconsidering his big-game tactics — with a potential solution thought of at the time being to drop one of those four attacking stars to the bench.
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Thom Harris, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
By 945, the Benedictine sanctuary, St. Cecilia at Montserrat, had been built, attracting Christian pilgrims by the thousands to its isolated perch 4,000 feet above a Catalan valley.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
The film is supported by the Danish Film Institute, ICEC (Catalan Institute of Cultural Enterprises), ICAA (Spanish Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts), Nordisk Film & TV Fond and Beckett-Fonden in collaboration with broadcasters DR and SVT.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
Here is where Rashford, a decade younger than Lewandowski, ticks some boxes for the Catalan side.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Thom Harris, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
By 945, the Benedictine sanctuary, St. Cecilia at Montserrat, had been built, attracting Christian pilgrims by the thousands to its isolated perch 4,000 feet above a Catalan valley.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
The film is supported by the Danish Film Institute, ICEC (Catalan Institute of Cultural Enterprises), ICAA (Spanish Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts), Nordisk Film & TV Fond and Beckett-Fonden in collaboration with broadcasters DR and SVT.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
Here is where Rashford, a decade younger than Lewandowski, ticks some boxes for the Catalan side.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Catalan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Catalan. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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