Catalonia

[ kat-l-oh-nee-uh, -ohn-yuh ]

/ ˌkæt lˈoʊ ni ə, -ˈoʊn yə /

noun

a region in NE Spain, bordering on France and the Mediterranean: formerly a province.

Spanish Ca·ta·lu·ña

[kah-tah-loo-nyah] /ˌkɑ tɑˈlu nyɑ/.

Example sentences from the Web for catalonia

“A referendum on self-determination is necessary to reset the relationship between Catalonia and Spain,” according to the site.

Europe’s Secession Panic |Barbie Latza Nadeau |September 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Better for Russia to annex Venice, Catalonia or Alaska (all of which have well-publicized if improbable secessionist movements).

Just Joking? Bugged Russian Ambassadors Want to Annex Alaska and Miami |Anna Nemtsova |April 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There have been fitful mutterings about Catalonia, the region of Spain where Barcelona is, seceding from Spain.

Homage to Catalonia |Megan McArdle |December 19, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
It is, however, good for the coalition partners in Catalonia, who have shrewdly set a far-away date for the referendum.

Homage to Catalonia |Megan McArdle |December 19, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Others have also found exaggerations in Homage to Catalonia.

Orwell’s Lies: His Diaries Reveal Problems with the Truth |Jimmy So |August 19, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
There was an immediate outbreak of hostile public opinion in Spain, which in Catalonia resulted in serious riots.

A History of Spain |Charles E. Chapman
The edicts for Aragon and Catalonia were the same as that for Valencia, except in two points.

A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 3 |Henry Charles Lea
M. de Noailles returned from Catalonia, and was received as his address merited.

The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete |Duc de Saint-Simon
From that place the slaughter spread to Catalonia and Aragon.

History of the Jews, Vol. IV (of VI) |Heinrich Graetz
The wine made in Catalonia amounts to one-fifth of the whole produce of Spain.

Spain |Wentworth Webster

British Dictionary definitions for catalonia

Catalonia

/ (ˌkætəˈləʊnɪə) /

noun

a region of NE Spain, with a strong separatist tradition: became an autonomous region with its own parliament in 1979; an important agricultural and industrial region, with many resorts. Pop: 7 012 600 (2003 est). Area: 31 929 sq km (12 328 sq miles) Catalan name: Catalunya (ˌkatəˈluːnɪə) Spanish name: Cataluña (kataˈluɲa)

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