Meanings
adjectiveValencian (not comparable)
- not comparableFrom or relating to Valencia, its people, or its language.
Fr. Felipe Císcar Puig was a Valencian priest who is also also considered a martyr of the sacramental seal because he was martyred after keeping confessions secret during the religious persecution of the Spanish Civil War.
2017 December 16, “These priests were martyred for refusing to violate the seal of confession”, in Catholic News Agency
proper nounValencian (uncountable)
- uncountableOne of the standard varieties of the Catalan language spoken primarily in Valencia.
Origin
From Valencia + -ian. Doublet of Valentien.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan valencià, valencià
- valenciàfrom or relating to Valencia
- valenciàinhabitant of Valencia
- valencianainhabitant of Valencia
- valenciàvariety of Catalan
Esperanto valenciano, valencianino
- valencianoinhabitant of Valencia
- valencianinoinhabitant of Valencia
Finnish valencialainen, valencialainen
- valencialainenfrom or relating to Valencia
- valencialaineninhabitant of Valencia
French valencien, Valencien
- valencienfrom or relating to Valencia
- Valencieninhabitant of Valencia
- Valencienneinhabitant of Valencia
- Valençaisinhabitant of Valencia
- Valençoisinhabitant of Valencia
- valencienvariety of Catalan
Icelandic valensíska
- valensískavariety of Catalan
Italian valenciano, valenziano
- valencianofrom or relating to Valencia
- valenzianofrom or relating to Valencia
- valencianoinhabitant of Valencia
- valencianainhabitant of Valencia
- valencianovariety of Catalan
Latin lingua Valentina
- lingua Valentinavariety of Catalan
Portuguese valenciano, valenciano
- valencianofrom or relating to Valencia
- valencianoinhabitant of Valencia
- valencianainhabitant of Valencia
- valencianovariety of Catalan
Russian валенси́йский, валенси́ец
- валенси́йский (valensíjskij)from or relating to Valencia
- валенси́ец (valensíjec)inhabitant of Valencia
- валенси́йка (valensíjka)inhabitant of Valencia
- валенси́йский (valensíjskij)variety of Catalan
Spanish valenciano, valenciano
- valencianofrom or relating to Valencia
- valencianoinhabitant of Valencia
- valencianainhabitant of Valencia
- valencianovariety of Catalan
Cite this entry
APA
Valencian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Valencian
MLA
“Valencian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Valencian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Valencian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Valencian.
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