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Catalan is an English word with synonyms like romance or district. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Catalan in a sentence

Catalan meaning

A native or inhabitant of Catalonia, Spain.

Synonyms of Catalan

romance romance language latinian language district territory territorial dominion dominion spaniard

Using Catalan

  • The main meaning on this page is: A native or inhabitant of Catalonia, Spain.
  • Useful related words include: romance, romance language, latinian language, district.
  • In the example corpus, catalan often appears in combinations such as: the catalan, catalan club, of catalan.

Context around Catalan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 11 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Catalan

  • In this selection, "catalan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, former, andorra, free, language, club and referendum stand out and add context to how "catalan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 350 000 catalan separatists and a pro catalan independence party. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "catalan" sits close to words such as alarms, angular and anita, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with catalan

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Apart from Tamil, Bulgarian and Catalan languages have made their debut this year. (13 words)

Parties that consider themselves either Catalan nationalist or independentist have been present in all Catalan governments since 1980. (18 words)

He won two La Liga trophies with the Catalan giants, among other silverware and earning the Ballon d’Or. (19 words)

A page on Picnic x República’s website lists several Hong Kong protest-related Telegram channels (link in Catalan) as sources of inspiration and information, as well photos of Hong Kong protesters’ street-level organisation (link in Catalan). (38 words)

The second part of the Catalan version may also be rendered as "Són dotades de raó i de consciència, i les cal actuar entre si amb un espiritu de fraternitat", showing the similarities between Occitan and Catalan. (37 words)

He told the February 26 edition of the Catalan daily that it was a mistake not to include the demand for the removal of Russian troops, because “it was the lever that was needed to achieve unity”. (37 words)

Despite Catalonia’s education system of ‘immersion’, whereby Catalan is the vehicular language, Catalan pupils have a superior knowledge of Spanish than the Spanish average! (25 words)

Example sentences (20)

In the run-up to the Catalan referendum,the CDC changed its name twice and now exist as the Catalan European Democratic Party (PDeCAT) – the same one that holds a slim majority in the Catalan parliament.

Catalan zarzuela was turned little by little into what is called, in Catalan, teatre líric català ("Catalan lyric theater"), with a personality of its own, and with modernista lyricists and composers.

It funds a Commission for Catalan Toponymy in Andorra (Catalan: la Comissió de Toponímia d'Andorra), and provides free Catalan classes to assist immigrants.

A page on Picnic x República’s website lists several Hong Kong protest-related Telegram channels (link in Catalan) as sources of inspiration and information, as well photos of Hong Kong protesters’ street-level organisation (link in Catalan).

Former Catalan vice-president, Oriol Junqueras, left, who is on trial, pictured in 2017 with the former Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont.

The rally in favor of Spanish unity, called by the Catalan Civil Society association, comes after several days of protests - some of which spiraled into violent clashes with police - by some 350,000 Catalan separatists.

Despite Catalonia’s education system of ‘immersion’, whereby Catalan is the vehicular language, Catalan pupils have a superior knowledge of Spanish than the Spanish average!

Differences between Occitan and Catalan The separation of Catalan from Occitan is seen by some as largely politically (rather than linguistically) motivated.

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Parties that consider themselves either Catalan nationalist or independentist have been present in all Catalan governments since 1980.

The law ensures that both Catalan and Spanish – being official languages – can be used by the citizens without prejudice in all public and private activities, citation but primary education can only be taken in Catalan language.

The second part of the Catalan version may also be rendered as "Són dotades de raó i de consciència, i les cal actuar entre si amb un espiritu de fraternitat", showing the similarities between Occitan and Catalan.

These steps were problematic and painful, particularly in Catalonia where, despite the survival of Catalan private law and the Catalan language, resentment would linger.

The use of fines was introduced in a 1997 linguistic law citation that aims to increase the public use of Catalan and defend the rights of Catalan speakers.

Apart from Tamil, Bulgarian and Catalan languages have made their debut this year.

But it’s a different story on the wider European stage — whether in the elite Champions League or the second-tier Europa League — which remains full of pitfalls for the once dominant Catalan club.

Gabriel Rufián, a member of Parliament with the Republican Left of Catalonia, a pro-Catalan independence party, said in a pre-election interview that Mr. Sánchez had no choice but to deal with the secessionists.

He expressed his gratitude to Koole for their sterling work and expressed his gratitude to the public and Catalan Bay residents ‘for their understanding at each stage of this long and delicate process’.

He told the February 26 edition of the Catalan daily that it was a mistake not to include the demand for the removal of Russian troops, because “it was the lever that was needed to achieve unity”.

He won two La Liga trophies with the Catalan giants, among other silverware and earning the Ballon d’Or.

His agent, Jorge Mendes, has cards to play with the Catalan club, as reported by Mail Sport's Pete Jenson.

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Common combinations with catalan

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "catalan" in a sentence?
An example: "In the run-up to the Catalan referendum,the CDC changed its name twice and now exist as the Catalan European Democratic Party (PDeCAT) – the same one that holds a slim majority in the Catalan parliament." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "catalan" from authentic English texts.
What does "catalan" mean?
Catalan means: A native or inhabitant of Catalonia, Spain.
What are synonyms of "catalan"?
Common synonyms of "catalan" include: romance, romance language, latinian language, district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion, spaniard.
How many example sentences with "catalan" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "catalan", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.