Catalan

noun

Cat·​a·​lan ˈka-tə-lən How to pronounce Catalan (audio)
-ˌlan
1
: a native or inhabitant of Catalonia
2
: the Romance language of Catalonia, Valencia, Andorra, and the Balearic islands
Catalan adjective

Examples of Catalan in a Sentence

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The 47 debuted in September 2024 and has become the highest-grossing Catalan language film in history, with a box office to date of €3.3million, after an opening weekend of €240,000. Caroline Frost, Deadline, 19 Jan. 2025 The Catalan newspaper cited a report from an outlet in the player's homeland Colombia, Antena 2, which used anonymous sources. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025 So the Catalan club can now sign players as usual (although this does not help with the registration of Olmo and Victor). James McNicholas, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025 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. Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for Catalan 

Word History

Etymology

Spanish catalán

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Catalan was in the 15th century

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“Catalan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Catalan. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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