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Catalan - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Catalan : adj
1: relating to or denoting or characteristic of Catalonia or
its inhabitants; "Catalan independence movement" [syn:
Catalan]
2: relating to or characteristic of the Catalan language;
"Catalan poetry" [syn: Catalan]
(noun)
1: a native or inhabitant of Catalonia [syn: Catalan]
2: the Romance language spoken in Catalonia in eastern Spain
(related to Spanish and Occitan) [syn: Catalan]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Catalan : \Cat"a*lan\, a.
Of or pertaining to Catalonia. -- n. A native or inhabitant
of Catalonia; also, the language of Catalonia.
Catalan furnace, Catalan forge (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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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