occitan
IPA: ɑksʌtʌn
Root Word: Occitan
noun
- A Romance language spoken in Occitania, a region of Europe that includes Southern France, Auvergne, Limousin, and some parts of Catalonia and Italy.
- Someone of the regional culture that speaks this language; an inhabitant of Occitania.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the Romance language Occitan, or the regional culture of the people who speak it.
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Examples of "occitan" in Sentences
- Is the spelling of Occitan, i.e.
- Occitan is not an official language.
- He was also a patron of Occitan literature.
- The lyrics of the song are in the Occitan language.
- It is indeed a street sign in French and in Occitan.
- Adieu is French for farewell or salutation in Occitan.
- Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys.
- But note that the Occitan flag is on the French translation.
- This article describes the phonology of the Occitan language.
- See Occitan phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Occitan.