valencià
/valensiˈa/
CA
The Valencian language, a Catalan dialect spoken in the Valencian Community of Spain; also refers to the language as officially named in the region.
El valencià és la llengua oficial de la Comunitat Valenciana.
Valencian is the official language of the Valencian Community.
Etymology
Derived from 'Valencia', the name of the Spanish autonomous community, with the suffix -ià forming an adjective from the place name. The term has been used officially for the local Catalan variety since the 19th century.
Memory Aid
Think of 'Valencia' + the suffix '-à' to connect the language to its geographic region in eastern Spain.
Collocations
llengua valenciàvalencià oficialnormativa valencià
Synonyms
valencianvalenciano