Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to Catalonia or its people, language, or culture.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Catalonia.
- noun A person of Catalan ancestry.
- noun The Romance language spoken especially in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, Andorra, and the Roussillon region of France.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to Catalonia, a former province of Spain (now a geographical division comprising several provinces), or to its inhabitants or language.
- noun A native of Catalonia, Spain; especially, one belonging to the indigenous race or people of Catalonia, wherever found, as distinguished from other Spaniards.
- noun The language of Catalonia, Valencia, and the Balearicisles.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Catalonia.
- adjective (Metal.) a kind of furnace for producing wrought iron directly from the ore. It was formerly much used, esp. in Catalonia, and is still used in some parts of the United States and elsewhere.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Person from or inhabitant of
Catalonia . - proper noun The
language ofCatalonia , an autonomous region in the northeast ofSpain . Various dialects are also spoken in theValencian autonomous region where the language is officially namedvalencià , theBalearic Islands ,Andorra , Roussillon inFrance and theSardinian city ofAlghero . ISO 639-3 recognizesValencian as an alternate name for this language. - adjective Of or pertaining to
Catalonia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to or characteristic of the Catalan language
- noun a native or inhabitant of Catalonia
- noun the Romance language spoken in Catalonia in eastern Spain (related to Spanish and Occitan)
- adjective relating to or denoting or characteristic of Catalonia or its inhabitants
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Perhaps a difference in Catalan and Anglo-Saxon sensibilities?
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Investments in computer programming are valued in the global labor market, whereas, Catalan is only valued in the small local community.
Poverty and Social Pressure, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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However, in Catalan Cuisine, Colman Andrews says pepper scholar Charles Perry thinks the nyora [ñora] pepper is the variety scientifically called Capsicum annuum grossum/provar.
Archive 2009-02-01 Laurie Constantino 2009
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The winners of the first ever Premi Ictineu, for science fiction in Catalan, were announced over the weekend.
Science Fiction Awards Watch » Blog Archive » Premi Ictineu Winners 2009
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Eligibility rules: To have been published in Catalan the year previous to the award.
Science Fiction Awards Watch » Blog Archive » Premi Ictineu Winners 2009
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Investments in Catalan yield a relatively high probability of being in the community in the future, since it is not valued elsewhere, and investments in computer programming yield a relatively low probability.
Poverty and Social Pressure, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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However, in Catalan Cuisine, Colman Andrews says pepper scholar Charles Perry thinks the nyora [ñora] pepper is the variety scientifically called Capsicum annuum grossum/provar.
Recipe for Seafood and Vegetable Stew with Rouille (Red Pepper Sauce) Laurie Constantino 2009
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The winners of the first ever Premi Ictineu, for science fiction in Catalan, were announced over the weekend.
Premi Ictineu Winners sfawardswatch 2009
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All works published in Catalan in the eligibility year.
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The award is open to works in Catalan, Spanish, English or French.
UPC Prize sfawardswatch 2008
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