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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The traditional Romance dialects spoken in Auvergne, Gascony, Rousillon, Limousin, and the southern Dauphiné, in contrast to the traditional dialect spoken in Provence.

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  • proper noun A Romance language spoken in Occitania, a region of Europe that includes Southern France, Auvergne, Limousin, and some parts of Catalonia and Italy.

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  • noun the medieval dialects of Langue d'oc (southern France)

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Medieval Latin Occitānus : Old Provençal oc, yes (from Latin hoc, neuter sing. of hic, this) + -itānus, adjective suff. (perhaps from (Aqu)itānus, of Aquitaine, Occitan-speaking region of France).]

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