Catalonia

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UK/ˌkætəˈləʊniə/US/ˌkætəˈloʊniə/

proper noun

An autonomous community in northeast Spain.

OriginCatalan Catalunya →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An autonomous community in northeast Spain.
  2. The Catalan Countries: A cultural area in northeast Spain, southern France and Andorra where Catalan is or historically was spoken, including the autonomous communities of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, part of the autonomous community of Valencia, the Aragon Strip, the Carche in Murcia and the region of Northern Catalonia in France.
  3. historicalA former principality in modern northeast Spain, approximately coincident with the current autonomous community of Catalonia but including Northern Catalonia in modern France.

Origin

  1. CatalanCatalunya
  2. EnglishCatalonia

From Catalan Catalunya. Further origins disputed. One theory would make it related to Gotland.

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Translations

Afrikaans Katalonië
  • Kataloniëautonomous community in Spain
Arabic كَاتَالُونِيَا, كَتَلُونِيَا
  • كَاتَالُونِيَا (kātālūniyā)autonomous community in Spain
  • كَتَلُونِيَا (katalūniyā)autonomous community in Spain
  • قَطَلُونِيَة (qaṭalūniya)autonomous community in Spain
Basque Katalunia
  • Kataluniaautonomous community in Spain
Bengali কাতালোনিয়া
  • কাতালোনিয়া (katalōniẏa)autonomous community in Spain
Bulgarian Каталония, Каталуния
  • Каталония (Katalonija)autonomous community in Spain
  • Каталуния (Katalunija)autonomous community in Spain
Catalan Catalunya
  • Catalunyaautonomous community in Spain
Chinese Cantonese 加泰羅尼亞 /加泰罗尼亚
  • 加泰羅尼亞 /加泰罗尼亚 (gaa¹ taai³ lo⁴ nei⁴ aa³)autonomous community in Spain
Chinese Mandarin 加泰羅尼亞 /加泰罗尼亚
  • 加泰羅尼亞 /加泰罗尼亚 (Jiātàiluóníyà)autonomous community in Spain
Czech Katalánsko, Katalánie
  • Katalánskoautonomous community in Spain
  • Katalánieautonomous community in Spain
Danish Catalonien
  • Catalonienautonomous community in Spain
Dutch Catalonië
  • Cataloniëautonomous community in Spain
Esperanto Katalunio, Katalunujo
  • Katalunioautonomous community in Spain
  • Katalunujoautonomous community in Spain
Estonian Kataloonia
  • Katalooniaautonomous community in Spain
Finnish Katalonia
  • Kataloniaautonomous community in Spain
French Catalogne
  • Catalogneautonomous community in Spain
German Katalonien
  • Katalonienautonomous community in Spain
Greek Καταλονία
  • Καταλονία (Katalonía)autonomous community in Spain
Hebrew קָטָלוּנְיָה
  • קָטָלוּנְיָה (katalún'ya)autonomous community in Spain
Hindi कातालोनिया, कैटेलोनिया
  • कातालोनिया (kātāloniyā)autonomous community in Spain
  • कैटेलोनिया (kaiṭeloniyā)autonomous community in Spain
Hungarian Katalónia
  • Katalóniaautonomous community in Spain
Icelandic Katalónía
  • Katalóníaautonomous community in Spain
Irish Catalóin
  • Catalóinautonomous community in Spain
Italian Catalogna
  • Catalognaautonomous community in Spain
Japanese カタルーニャ, カタロニア
  • カタルーニャ (Katarūnya)autonomous community in Spain
  • カタロニア (Kataronia)autonomous community in Spain
Korean 카탈루냐
  • 카탈루냐 (Katallunya)autonomous community in Spain
Latin Catalania, Catalonia
  • Catalaniaautonomous community in Spain
  • Cataloniaautonomous community in Spain
Latvian Katalonija
  • Katalonijaautonomous community in Spain
Lithuanian Katalonija
  • Katalonijaautonomous community in Spain
Norwegian Catalonia
  • Cataloniaautonomous community in Spain
Persian کاتالونیا
  • کاتالونیا (kâtâloniyâ)autonomous community in Spain
Polish Katalonia
  • Kataloniaautonomous community in Spain
Portuguese Catalunha
  • Catalunhaautonomous community in Spain
Punjabi ਕਾਤਾਲੋਨੀਆ
  • ਕਾਤਾਲੋਨੀਆ (kātālonīā)autonomous community in Spain
Romanian Catalonia
  • Cataloniaautonomous community in Spain
Russian Катало́ния
  • Катало́ния (Katalónija)autonomous community in Spain
Scottish Gaelic Catalòinia
  • Catalòiniaautonomous community in Spain
Slovak Katalánsko
  • Katalánskoautonomous community in Spain
Spanish Cataluña
  • Cataluñaautonomous community in Spain
Swedish Katalonien
  • Katalonienautonomous community in Spain
Tagalog Katalunya
  • Katalunyaautonomous community in Spain
Tamil காத்தலோனியா
  • காத்தலோனியா (kāttalōṉiyā)autonomous community in Spain
Thai กาตาลุญญา
  • กาตาลุญญา (gaa-dtaa-lun-yâa)autonomous community in Spain
Turkish Katalonya
  • Katalonyaautonomous community in Spain
Ukrainian Катало́нія
  • Катало́нія (Katalónija)autonomous community in Spain
Welsh Catalwnia
  • Catalwniaautonomous community in Spain
Yiddish קאַטאַלאָניע
  • קאַטאַלאָניע (katalonye)autonomous community in Spain

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Catalonia

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Cite this entry
APA

Catalonia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catalonia

MLA

“Catalonia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catalonia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Catalonia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catalonia.

Source: Catalonia on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.