From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishCatalanCat‧a‧lan /ˈkætəlæn $ -tl-æn, -ən/ noun [uncountable] a language spoken in part of Spain around Barcelona
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Catalan• But in this part of Sardinia the local tongue is a version of Catalan.• They are under far greater pressure than their Catalan counterparts to be anti-Madrid.Origin Catalan (1700-1800) Spanish Cataluña “Catalonia, area of northeast Spain” 