CATALAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Catalan mean? 

• CATALAN (noun)
  The noun CATALAN has 2 senses:

1. a native or inhabitant of Catalonia

2. the Romance language spoken in Catalonia in eastern Spain (related to Spanish and Occitan)

  Familiarity information: CATALAN used as a noun is rare.

• CATALAN (adjective)
  The adjective CATALAN has 2 senses:

1. relating to or denoting or characteristic of Catalonia or its inhabitants

2. relating to or characteristic of the Catalan language

  Familiarity information: CATALAN used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CATALAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Catalonia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Catalan" is a kind of...):

Spaniard (a native or inhabitant of Spain)

Derivation:

Catalan (relating to or denoting or characteristic of Catalonia or its inhabitants)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The Romance language spoken in Catalonia in eastern Spain (related to Spanish and Occitan)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Catalan" is a kind of...):

Latinian language; Romance; Romance language (the group of languages derived from Latin)

Domain region:

Espana; Kingdom of Spain; Spain (a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power)

Derivation:

Catalan (relating to or characteristic of the Catalan language)

• CATALAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or denoting or characteristic of Catalonia or its inhabitants

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Catalan independence movement

Pertainym:

Catalonia (a region of northeastern Spain)

Derivation:

Catalan (a native or inhabitant of Catalonia)

Catalonia (a region of northeastern Spain)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to or characteristic of the Catalan language

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Catalan poetry

Pertainym:

Catalan (the Romance language spoken in Catalonia in eastern Spain (related to Spanish and Occitan))

Derivation:

Catalan (the Romance language spoken in Catalonia in eastern Spain (related to Spanish and Occitan))

Catalonia (a region of northeastern Spain)