Meanings
proper noun
- An endangered Romance language spoken in Occitania, a region of Europe that includes Southern France, Auvergne, Limousin, and some parts of Catalonia and Italy.
In Occitan a stroll, una passejada, is close to the Italian passeggiata, and a reminder of what a public business it is to amble these streets.
2024 July 20, Fiona Sampson, “The other Dordogne: exploring France’s unspoiled Périgord region”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2024Synonyms: Provençal
nounOccitan (plural Occitans)
plural Occitans
- Someone of the regional culture that speaks this language; an inhabitant of Occitania.
adjectiveOccitan (comparative more Occitan, superlative most Occitan)
comparative more Occitan · superlative most Occitan
- Of or pertaining to the Romance language Occitan, or the region or culture of the people who speak it.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn endangered Romance language spoken in Occitania, a region of Europe that includes Southern France, Auvergne, Limousin, and some parts of Catalonia and Italy.
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nouna Romance language spoken in Southern France, Monaco, Spain and Italy
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Origin
- Frenchoccitan
- EnglishOccitan
From French occitan; see there for more.
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Afrikaans Oksitaans
- Oksitaansthe Romance language
Arabic اللُّغَة الْأُوكْسِيتَانِيَّة, الْأُوكْسِيتَانِيَّة
- اللُّغَة الْأُوكْسِيتَانِيَّة (al-luḡa al-ʔūksītāniyya)the Romance language
- الْأُوكْسِيتَانِيَّة (al-ʔūksītāniyya)the Romance language
- أُوكْسِيتَانِيّ (ʔūksītāniyy)person
- أُوكْسِيتَانِيَّة (ʔūksītāniyya)person
- أُوكْسِيتَانِيّ (ʔūksītāniyy)adjective
Basque okzitaniera
- okzitanierathe Romance language
Bulgarian оксита́нски, окситанец
- оксита́нски (oksitánski)the Romance language
- окситанец (oksitanec)person
- окситанка (oksitanka)person
- окситански (oksitanski)adjective
Catalan occità, llengua d'oc
- occitàthe Romance language
- llengua d'octhe Romance language
- occitàperson
- occitanaperson
- occitàadjective
Chinese Mandarin 奧克語 /奥克语, 奧克西唐語 /奥克西唐语
- 奧克語 /奥克语 (Àokèyǔ)the Romance language
- 奧克西唐語 /奥克西唐语 (Àokèxītángyǔ)the Romance language
- 歐西坦語 /欧西坦语 (Ōuxītǎnyǔ)the Romance language
Czech okcitánština
- okcitánštinathe Romance language
Danish occitansk
- occitanskthe Romance language
Dutch Occitaans
- Occitaansthe Romance language
Esperanto okcitana lingvo
- okcitana lingvothe Romance language
Estonian oksitaani
- oksitaanithe Romance language
Finnish oksitaani
- oksitaanithe Romance language
French occitan, langue d'oc
- occitanthe Romance language
- langue d'octhe Romance language
- Occitanperson
- Occitaneperson
- occitanadjective
German Okzitanisch, Provenzalisch
- Okzitanischthe Romance language
- Provenzalischthe Romance language
- okzitanischadjective
Greek οξιτανικά
- οξιτανικά (oxitaniká)the Romance language
Hebrew אוקסיטן
- אוקסיטן (oksitan)the Romance language
Hungarian okcitán
- okcitánthe Romance language
Icelandic oksítanska, oksítanskur
- oksítanskathe Romance language
- oksítanskuradjective
Indonesian Oksitan
- Oksitanthe Romance language
Irish Ocsatánais
- Ocsatánaisthe Romance language
Italian occitano, lingua d'oc
- occitanothe Romance language
- lingua d'octhe Romance language
- occitanoperson
- occitanaperson
- occitanoadjective
Japanese オック語, オクシタニア語
- オック語 (Okku-go)the Romance language
- オクシタニア語 (Okushitania-go)the Romance language
Korean 오크어
- 오크어 (Okeu-eo)the Romance language
Latin lingua Occitana, occitanicus
- lingua Occitanathe Romance language
- occitanicusadjective
Latvian ocitāņu
- ocitāņuthe Romance language
Lithuanian oksitanų
- oksitanųthe Romance language
Polish język oksytański, Oksytańczyk
- język oksytańskithe Romance language
- Oksytańczykperson
- Oksytankaperson
- oksytańskiadjective
Portuguese occitano, língua d'oc
- occitanothe Romance language
- língua d'octhe Romance language
- occitanoperson
- occitanaperson
- occitanoadjective
- occitânicoadjective
Romanian limba occitană, occitană
- limba occitanăthe Romance language
- occitanăthe Romance language
Russian оксита́нский
- оксита́нский (oksitánskij)the Romance language
Slovak Occitánsky
- Occitánskythe Romance language
Spanish occitano, lengua de oc
- occitanothe Romance language
- lengua de octhe Romance language
- occitanoperson
- occitanaperson
- occitanoadjective
Swahili Kiositani
- Kiositanithe Romance language
Swedish occitanska, occitansk
- occitanskathe Romance language
- occitanskadjective
Thai ภาษาออกซิตัน
- ภาษาออกซิตัน (paasăa òksídtan)the Romance language
Turkish Oksitanca, Oksitan
- Oksitancathe Romance language
- Oksitanperson
Ukrainian оксита́нська
- оксита́нська (oksytánsʹka)the Romance language
Urdu آکسِیٹانی
- آکسِیٹانی (āksīṭānī)the Romance language
Welsh Ocitan
- Ocitanthe Romance language
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
Occitan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Occitan
MLA
“Occitan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Occitan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Occitan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Occitan.
Source: Occitan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.