catalán

adj.

Catalan, Catalonian, pertaining to Catalonia its people or their language.

m.

Catalan, Catalonian, native or inhabitant of Catalonia.

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catalán

► adjetivo

1 Catalan, Catalonian

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (persona) Catalan

► nombre masculino catalán

1 (idioma) Catalan

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catalán

► nombre masculino

1 (idioma) Catalan

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catalán, -ana

1.

ADJ SM / F Catalan, Catalonian

2.

SM (Ling) Catalan

CATALÁN Catalan is a romance language whose earliest literature dates back to the 12th century. In the Middle Ages Catalan military expansion spread the use of the language beyond modern Catalonia, but following the unification of Castile and Aragon the language lost ground to Castilian. During the Franco régime the use of Catalan and other minority national languages was prohibited in the media and in public institutions. This, together with the influx of Castilian-speaking immigrants, posed a threat to the survival of the language. Since 1979, when Catalonia's autonomous government, the Generalitat, was re-established and Catalan gained lengua cooficial status, the language has returned to public life in Catalonia and is flourishing. Indeed, many Catalan authors publish first in Catalan and only later in Castilian. Outside Catalonia, Catalan is also spoken by large numbers of people in the Balearic Islands and Andorra. Valenciano, a language spoken in the Valencia region, is closely related.

See:

ver nota culturelle LENGUAS COOFICIALES in lengua

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I

-lana adjetivo/masculino, femenino Catalan

II

masculino (idioma) Catalan

•• Cultural note:

catalán

The language of Catalonia. Like Castilian, Catalan is a Romance language. Variants of it include mallorquín of the Balearic Islands and valenciano spoken in the autonomous region of Valencia. Banned under Franco, Catalan has enjoyed a revival since Spain's return to democracy and now has around 11 million speakers. It is the medium of instruction in schools and universities and its use is widespread in business, the arts, and the media. Many books are published in Catalan. See also lenguas cooficiales

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= Catalan, Catalonian.

Ex. This article examines the training initiatives of institutions such as the Andalusian Libraries Association and the Catalan Society for Documentation and Information.

Ex. One of the main arguments of Catalonians is that they are a different nation because they have a 'different' language and culture.

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I

-lana adjetivo/masculino, femenino Catalan

II

masculino (idioma) Catalan

•• Cultural note:

catalán

The language of Catalonia. Like Castilian, Catalan is a Romance language. Variants of it include mallorquín of the Balearic Islands and valenciano spoken in the autonomous region of Valencia. Banned under Franco, Catalan has enjoyed a revival since Spain's return to democracy and now has around 11 million speakers. It is the medium of instruction in schools and universities and its use is widespread in business, the arts, and the media. Many books are published in Catalan. See also lenguas cooficiales

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= Catalan, Catalonian.

Ex: This article examines the training initiatives of institutions such as the Andalusian Libraries Association and the Catalan Society for Documentation and Information.

Ex: One of the main arguments of Catalonians is that they are a different nation because they have a 'different' language and culture.

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catalán¹ -lana

adjective

Catalan, Catalonian (dated)

catalán² -lana catalán (↑ catalán a1)

masculine, feminine

1 (persona) Catalan

2

catalán masculine (idioma) Catalan

CULTURAL NOTE

catalán

The language of Catalonia. Like Castilian, Catalan is a Romance language. Variants of it include mallorquín (↑ Mallorca a1) of the Balearic Islands and valenciano (↑ valenciano a1) spoken in the autonomous region of Valencia.

Banned under Franco, Catalan has enjoyed a revival since Spain's return to democracy and now has around 11 million speakers. It is the medium of instruction in schools and universities and its use is widespread in business, the arts, and the media. Many books are published in Catalan. See also lenguas cooficiales (↑ lengua a1) .

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catalán 1

◊ -lana adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino

Catalan
catalán 2 sustantivo masculino (idioma) Catalan
catalán,-ana
I adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino Catalonian
II sustantivo masculino (idioma) Catalan

'catalán' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
catalana
- Generalitat
- parecerse
- sardana
English:
Catalan

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catalán, -ana

♦ adj

Catalan, Catalonian

♦ nm,f

[persona] Catalan

♦ nm

[lengua] Catalan

CATALÁN

Catalan is one of several official languages in Spain other than Castilian Spanish. Like Spanish (“castellano”) and Galician (“gallego”), it developed from late Latin. It is spoken in Catalonia in northeastern Spain, and closely related languages are also spoken in the Balearic Islands (“mallorquín”) and the Valencian region (“valenciano”). Catalonia's economic development in the latter part of the 19th century encouraged a renaissance in the use of the language as a literary medium. During Franco's dictatorship (1939-75), Catalan was effectively banned for official purposes, but it continued to be used in everyday life as well as in literature. Since the return of democracy, Catalonia's regional government has promoted Catalan as the official language for use in education.

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catalán

I adj Catalan

II m, catalana f Catalan

III m idioma Catalan

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catalán, -lana adj & n, mpl -lanes : Catalan

catalán nm

: Catalan (language)

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catalán adj n Catalan