Meanings
nounCatalan (plural Catalans)
plural Catalans
- A native or inhabitant of Catalonia
Even if he draws back from a declaration, many Catalans – including Mossos and civil servants – may decide to not to obey orders from Madrid, and tens of thousands of people could take to the streets to protect key regional government institutions.
2017 October 22, Sam Jones, “Catalonia weighs up declaration of independence”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2018Synonyms: Catalonian
proper noun
- The Romance language of Catalonia, an autonomous region in the northeast of Spain, also spoken in the Valencian autonomous region (where the language is officially named valencià), the Balearic Islands, Andorra, Roussillon in France, and the Sardinian city of Alghero.
Websites on the .cat domain are required to have content in the Catalan language.
2017 October 6, Adrianne Jeffries, “The Daily Stormer just lost its new .cat domain”, in The Outline, archived from the original on 27 Jul 20201 more example
By the time this mysterious knight died in the 1360s, his book was available in every European language, including Dutch, Gaelic, Czech, Catalan, and Walloon.
2001 December 2, Giles Milton, “'The Riddle and the Knight'”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2022Synonyms: Catalonian
- A surname from Spanish.
adjectiveCatalan (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, from or relating to Catalonia, Spain.
The PSOE leader, who once promised to bring Puigdemont back to Spain to face justice, risked considerable political capital two years ago by pardoning nine of the Catalan leaders behind the drive for secession.
2023 November 5, Sam Jones, “PSOE members back Catalan amnesty plan to secure power in Spain”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2023Synonyms: Catalonian
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA native or inhabitant of Catalonia
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proper nounThe Romance language of Catalonia, an autonomous region in the northeast of Spain, also spoken in the Valencian autonomous region (where the language is officially named valencià), the Balearic Islands, Andorra, Roussillon in France, and the Sardinian city of Alghero.
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adjectiveOf, from or relating to Catalonia, Spain.
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nounthe Romance language spoken in Catalonia in eastern Spain (related to Spanish and Occitan)
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Catalan language
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Origin
- Catalancatalà
- Frenchcatalan
- Middle EnglishCatalane
- EnglishCatalan
Inherited from Middle English Catalane, from French catalan, from Catalan català. First attested in 1480.
More words from Middle English, French, Catalan
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Katalaans
- Katalaanslanguage of Catalonia
Arabic كَاتَالَانِيّ, كَاتَالَانِيَّة
- كَاتَالَانِيّ (kātālāniyy)person from Catalonia
- كَاتَالَانِيَّة (kātālāniyya)person from Catalonia
- اللُّغَة الْكَاتَالَانِيَّة (al-luḡa al-kātālāniyya)language of Catalonia
- الْكَاتَالَانِيَّة (al-kātālāniyya)language of Catalonia
- كَاتَالَانِيّ (kātālāniyy)of or pertaining to Catalonia
Basque kataluniar, katalan
- kataluniarperson from Catalonia
- katalanperson from Catalonia
- katalanlanguage of Catalonia
Bulgarian каталонски
- каталонски (katalonski)language of Catalonia
Catalan català, catalana
- catalàperson from Catalonia
- catalanaperson from Catalonia
- catalàlanguage of Catalonia
- catalàof or pertaining to Catalonia
Chinese Mandarin 加泰羅尼亞人 /加泰罗尼亚人, 加泰羅尼亞語 /加泰罗尼亚语
- 加泰羅尼亞人 /加泰罗尼亚人 (Jiātàiluóníyà rén)person from Catalonia
- 加泰羅尼亞語 /加泰罗尼亚语 (Jiātàiluóníyǎ yǔ)language of Catalonia
- 加泰羅尼亞語 /加泰罗尼亚语 (Jiātàiluóníyàyǔ)language of Catalonia
- 加泰罗尼亚的 (Jiātàiluóníyà de)of or pertaining to Catalonia
Czech Katalánec, katalánština
- Katalánecperson from Catalonia
- katalánštinalanguage of Catalonia
- katalánskýof or pertaining to Catalonia
Danish catalonier, catalansk
- catalonierperson from Catalonia
- catalansklanguage of Catalonia
- catalanskof or pertaining to Catalonia
- catalonskof or pertaining to Catalonia
Dutch Catalaan, Catalaanse
- Catalaanperson from Catalonia
- Catalaanseperson from Catalonia
- Catalaanslanguage of Catalonia
- Catalaansof or pertaining to Catalonia
Esperanto kataluna, kataluna
- katalunalanguage of Catalonia
- katalunaof or pertaining to Catalonia
Estonian katalaani, katalaani
- katalaanilanguage of Catalonia
- katalaaniof or pertaining to Catalonia
Finnish katalaani, katalonialainen
- katalaaniperson from Catalonia
- katalonialainenperson from Catalonia
- katalaanilanguage of Catalonia
- katalonialainenof or pertaining to Catalonia
French Catalan, Catalane
- Catalanperson from Catalonia
- Catalaneperson from Catalonia
- catalanlanguage of Catalonia
- catalanof or pertaining to Catalonia
German Katalane, Katalanin
- Katalaneperson from Catalonia
- Katalaninperson from Catalonia
- Katalanischlanguage of Catalonia
- katalanischof or pertaining to Catalonia
Greek Καταλανός, Καταλανή
- Καταλανός (Katalanós)person from Catalonia
- Καταλανή (Katalaní)person from Catalonia
- καταλανικά (katalaniká)language of Catalonia
- καταλανικός (katalanikós)of or pertaining to Catalonia
Hebrew קָטָלָנִית
- קָטָלָנִית (katalánit)language of Catalonia
Hungarian katalán
- katalánlanguage of Catalonia
Icelandic katalónska, katalónskur
- katalónskalanguage of Catalonia
- katalónskurof or pertaining to Catalonia
Indonesian katalan
- katalanlanguage of Catalonia
Irish Catalónach, Catalóinis
- Catalónachperson from Catalonia
- Catalóinislanguage of Catalonia
- Catalónachof or pertaining to Catalonia
Italian catalano, catalana
- catalanoperson from Catalonia
- catalanaperson from Catalonia
- catalanolanguage of Catalonia
- catalanoof or pertaining to Catalonia
Japanese カタルーニャ人, カタロニア人
- カタルーニャ人 (Katarūnya-jin)person from Catalonia
- カタロニア人 (Kataronia-jin)person from Catalonia
- カタルーニャ語 (Katarūnya-go)language of Catalonia
- カタロニア語 (Kataronia-go)language of Catalonia
- カタルーニャの (Katarūnya no)of or pertaining to Catalonia
- カタロニアの (Kataronia no)of or pertaining to Catalonia
Korean 카탈루냐인, 카탈로니아어
- 카탈루냐인 (Katallunya-in)person from Catalonia
- 카탈로니아어 (Katallonia-eo)language of Catalonia
Latin lingua Catalana, catalanus
- lingua Catalanalanguage of Catalonia
- catalanusof or pertaining to Catalonia
- catalanicusof or pertaining to Catalonia
Latvian katalānis, katalāniete
- katalānisperson from Catalonia
- katalānieteperson from Catalonia
- katalonisperson from Catalonia
- katalonietisperson from Catalonia
- katalonieteperson from Catalonia
- katalāņulanguage of Catalonia
- kataloņulanguage of Catalonia
- kataloniešulanguage of Catalonia
- katalāņu valodalanguage of Catalonia
- kataloņu valodalanguage of Catalonia
- kataloniešu valodalanguage of Catalonia
- katalāņuof or pertaining to Catalonia
- kataloņuof or pertaining to Catalonia
- katalānisksof or pertaining to Catalonia
- katalonisksof or pertaining to Catalonia
Lithuanian katalònas, katalònė
- katalònasperson from Catalonia
- katalònėperson from Catalonia
- katalonųlanguage of Catalonia
Malay orang Catalan, bahasa Catalan
- orang Catalanperson from Catalonia
- bahasa Catalanlanguage of Catalonia
- Cataloniaof or pertaining to Catalonia
Norwegian katalansk
- katalansklanguage of Catalonia
Norwegian Bokmål katalansk, katalansk
- katalansklanguage of Catalonia
- katalanskof or pertaining to Catalonia
Persian کاتالان, زبان کاتالانی
- کاتالان (kâtâlân)person from Catalonia
- زبان کاتالانی (zabân-e kâtâlâni)language of Catalonia
- کاتالانی (kâtâlâni)language of Catalonia
- کاتالانی (kâtâlâni)of or pertaining to Catalonia
Polish Katalończyk, Katalonka
- Katalończykperson from Catalonia
- Katalonkaperson from Catalonia
- katalońskilanguage of Catalonia
- katalońskiof or pertaining to Catalonia
Portuguese catalão, catalão
- catalãoperson from Catalonia
- catalãolanguage of Catalonia
- catalãoof or pertaining to Catalonia
Romanian catalan, catalană
- catalanperson from Catalonia
- catalanăperson from Catalonia
- limba catalanălanguage of Catalonia
- catalanălanguage of Catalonia
- catalanof or pertaining to Catalonia
Russian катало́нец, катало́нка
- катало́нец (katalónec)person from Catalonia
- катало́нка (katalónka)person from Catalonia
- катала́нский (katalánskij)language of Catalonia
- катала́нский язы́к (katalánskij jazýk)language of Catalonia
- катало́нский (katalónskij)language of Catalonia
- катало́нский язы́к (katalónskij jazýk)language of Catalonia
- катало́нский (katalónskij)of or pertaining to Catalonia
- катала́нский (katalánskij)of or pertaining to Catalonia
Scottish Gaelic Catalanais
- Catalanaislanguage of Catalonia
Slovak katalánčina
- katalánčinalanguage of Catalonia
Spanish catalán, catalana
- catalánperson from Catalonia
- catalanaperson from Catalonia
- catalánlanguage of Catalonia
- catalánof or pertaining to Catalonia
Swahili Kikatalan
- Kikatalanlanguage of Catalonia
Swedish katalan, katalanska
- katalanperson from Catalonia
- katalanskalanguage of Catalonia
- katalanskof or pertaining to Catalonia
Tagalog Katalan, Katalan
- Katalanperson from Catalonia
- Katalanlanguage of Catalonia
Tamil காடலோனியர், காட்டலான்
- காடலோனியர் (kāṭalōṉiyar)person from Catalonia
- காட்டலான் (kāṭṭalāṉ)language of Catalonia
- காட்டலான் (kāṭṭalāṉ)of or pertaining to Catalonia
Thai ภาษาคาตาลัน
- ภาษาคาตาลัน (paasăa kaadtaalan)language of Catalonia
Turkish Katalan, Katalonyalı
- Katalanperson from Catalonia
- Katalonyalıperson from Catalonia
- Katalancalanguage of Catalonia
- Katalanof or pertaining to Catalonia
Ukrainian катало́нець, катало́нка
- катало́нець (katalónecʹ)person from Catalonia
- катало́нка (katalónka)person from Catalonia
- катала́нська мо́ва (katalánsʹka móva)language of Catalonia
- катала́нська (katalánsʹka)language of Catalonia
- катало́нський (katalónsʹkyj)of or pertaining to Catalonia
Welsh Catalaneg
- Catalaneglanguage of Catalonia
Zulu IsiKhathalani
- IsiKhathalanilanguage of Catalonia
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Cite this entry
APA
Catalan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catalan
MLA
“Catalan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catalan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Catalan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catalan.
Source: Catalan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.