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Occitania

Today it means: A cultural region in southwestern Europe where Occitan has historically been spoken, consisting of southern France, parts of Catalonia in Spain, and some valleys in northwestern Italy. Full definition →

New Latin Occitānia

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New Latin · borrowed fromOccitānia
English todayOccitania

From New Latin Occitānia, from Occitānus (“Occitan”) (as used in lingua Occitāna (“Occitan language)”) + -ia. By surface analysis, Occitan + -ia.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.