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)
Catalonia in American English
(ˈkætəˈloʊniə)
region in NE Spain, on the Mediterranean: 12,328 sq mi (31,929 sq km); pop. 6,059,000; cap. Barcelona