Catalan
noun
Cat·a·lan
ˈka-tə-lən 
-ˌlan
1
: a native or inhabitant of Catalonia
2
: the Romance language of Catalonia, Valencia, Andorra, and the Balearic islands
Catalan
adjective
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By 945, the Benedictine sanctuary, St. Cecilia at Montserrat, had been built, attracting Christian pilgrims by the thousands to its isolated perch 4,000 feet above a Catalan valley.
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Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
The film is supported by the Danish Film Institute, ICEC (Catalan Institute of Cultural Enterprises), ICAA (Spanish Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts), Nordisk Film & TV Fond and Beckett-Fonden in collaboration with broadcasters DR and SVT.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
Here is where Rashford, a decade younger than Lewandowski, ticks some boxes for the Catalan side.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
The 47 debuted in September 2024 and has become the highest-grossing Catalan language film in history, with a box office to date of €3.3million, after an opening weekend of €240,000.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 19 Jan. 2025
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Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
The film is supported by the Danish Film Institute, ICEC (Catalan Institute of Cultural Enterprises), ICAA (Spanish Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts), Nordisk Film & TV Fond and Beckett-Fonden in collaboration with broadcasters DR and SVT.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
Here is where Rashford, a decade younger than Lewandowski, ticks some boxes for the Catalan side.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
The 47 debuted in September 2024 and has become the highest-grossing Catalan language film in history, with a box office to date of €3.3million, after an opening weekend of €240,000.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Catalan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Catalan. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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