Occitan

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Occitan

  • /ˈɒksɪˌtæn/ UK
  • /ˈɒksɪtən/ UK
  • /ˈɑksɪˌtæn/ US
  • /ˈɑksɪtən/ US
  • /ˈɒksəˌtæn/ UK
  • /ˈɒksətən/ UK
  • /ˈɑksəˌtæn/ US
  • /ˈɑksətən/ US

Where it comes from

From French occitan; see there for more.

proper noun

  1. An endangered Romance language spoken in Occitania, a region of Europe that includes Southern France, Auvergne, Limousin, and some parts of Catalonia and Italy. In Occitan a stroll, una passejada, is close to the Italian passeggiata, and a reminder of what a public business it is to amble these streets.

    Similar: Provençal

noun Occitans

  1. Someone of the regional culture that speaks this language; an inhabitant of Occitania.

adjective more Occitan · most Occitan

  1. Of or pertaining to the Romance language Occitan, or the region or culture of the people who speak it.

Translations

Every language

name the Romance language

Españoloccitano, lengua de oc
한국어오크어 Okeu-eo
日本語オック語 Okku-go, オクシタニア語 Okushitania-go
中文奧克語 /奥克语 Àokèyǔ, 奧克西唐語 /奥克西唐语 Àokèxītángyǔ, 歐西坦語 /欧西坦语 Ōuxītǎnyǔ
KiswahiliKiositani
Portuguêsoccitano, língua d'oc
Françaisoccitan, langue d'oc
DeutschOkzitanisch, Provenzalisch
Italianooccitano, lingua d'oc
Ελληνικάοξιτανικά oxitaniká
Românălimba occitană, occitană
Русскийоксита́нский oksitánskij
العربيةاللُّغَة الْأُوكْسِيتَانِيَّة al-luḡa al-ʔūksītāniyya, الْأُوكْسِيتَانِيَّة al-ʔūksītāniyya
עבריתאוקסיטן oksitan

noun person

Españoloccitano, occitana
Portuguêsoccitano, occitana
FrançaisOccitan, Occitane
Italianooccitano, occitana
العربيةأُوكْسِيتَانِيّ ʔūksītāniyy, أُوكْسِيتَانِيَّة ʔūksītāniyya

adj adjective

Españoloccitano
Portuguêsoccitano, occitânico
Françaisoccitan
Deutschokzitanisch
Italianooccitano
العربيةأُوكْسِيتَانِيّ ʔūksītāniyy

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"Occitan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/occitan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Occitan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/occitan

Chicago

"Occitan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/occitan.

BibTeX
@misc{occitan_2026,
  title = {Occitan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/occitan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}