Catalonia

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A region in the northeast of Spain with its own language and culture, capital Barcelona

proper noun

: Cataluña

Hundreds of non-binding referendums have been held throughout Catalonia over the last three years.
Catalonia, Spain
Olot in Catalonia
Catalonia region

So weirdly, Spain doesn't recognize Kosovo because they have independence movements in Catalonia.

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Examples

The Catalonian Justice Department administers sentences for adults and juveniles in Catalonia, Spain.

Academic text (2018)
The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) aroused complex allegiances in Catalonia, and language was only part of that equation.

Academic text (2003)
I certainly did when I lived in Catalonia for eight years.

Academic text (1991)
Access to capital markets in Catalonia and the rest of Spain would be reduced dramatically.

Blog text (14)
Since 1975, knowledge and use of Catalan has increased rapidly in Catalonia.

Academic text (2003)
The generation of these wastes in Catalonia reached 2.5 million metric tons in 2000.

Academic text (2001)
The stress from the search for new sources of revenue contributed to revolts in Catalonia and Portugal in 1640.

Academic text (2004)
Capital of the wealthy region of Catalonia, Barcelona became an early industrial center (along with Bilbao).

Academic text (1991)
During the Franco regime, the languages and cultures of the traditional historical regions of Catalonia, the Basque Country, and Galicia were suppressed.

Academic text (2016)
The crisis over secession in Spain's Catalonia region came to a head today in its capital, Barcelona.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Catalonia probably comes from a medieval name Catalaunia, and one idea is that this name meant 'land of the Goths'. A helpful way to remember the word is to think of the many old towns and castles in the region, so the name points to Catalonia's long history and why it has its own distinct culture.