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Definition of Occitan
1. Noun. The medieval dialects of Langue d'oc (southern France).
Definition of Occitan
1. Proper noun. A Romance language spoken in Occitania, a region of Europe that includes Southern France, Auvergne, Limousin, and some parts of Catalonia and Italy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Occitan
Literary usage of Occitan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Heresy Proceedings in Languedoc, 1500-1560 by Raymond A. Mentzer (1984)
"The language, however, was not limited to the province and throughout southern
France most people used occitan. The northern frontier of this linguistic ..."
2. An Introduction to Old Provençal Versification by Frank M. Chambers (1985)
"Various efforts have been made to find and popularize a term of more general
suitability (the most widely accepted at the moment being "occitan," going back ..."