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Puig Segué
Puig () is a word of Catalan origin, meaning "hill". Hence, in Catalan-speaking areas, it appears in the names of numerous people and geographical features: Geographical features *Puig-l'agulla, a mountain of Catalonia *Puig de l'Àliga (Sant Pere de Torelló), a mountain of Catalonia *Puig d'Arques, a mountain of Catalonia *Puig de Bassegoda, a mountain of Catalonia *Puig Campana, a mountain of Alicante, Spain *Puig Castellar (Balenyà), a mountain of Catalonia *Puig Cerverís, a mountain of Catalonia *Puig de la Collada Verda, a mountain of Catalonia *Puig Cornador (Les Llosses), a mountain of Catalonia *Puig Cornador (Ribes de Freser), a mountain of Catalonia *Puig Cornador (Sant Sadurní d'Osormort), a mountain of Catalonia *Puig Cornador (Vilanova de Sau), a mountain of Catalonia *Puig de Dòrria, a mountain of Catalonia *Puig Drau, a mountain of Catalonia *Puig Estela, a mountain of Catalonia *Puig de Fontlletera, a mountain of Catalonia *Puig de Fontnegra, a mountain of Cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalan Language
Catalan (; autonym: , ), known in the Valencian Community and Carche as ''Valencian'' (autonym: ), is a Western Romance language. It is the official language of Andorra, and an official language of three autonomous communities in eastern Spain: Catalonia, the Valencian Community, and the Balearic Islands. It also has semi-official status in the Italian comune of Alghero. It is also spoken in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France and in two further areas in eastern Spain: the eastern strip of Aragon and the Carche area in the Region of Murcia. The Catalan-speaking territories are often called the or "Catalan Countries". The language evolved from Vulgar Latin in the Middle Ages around the eastern Pyrenees. Nineteenth-century Spain saw a Catalan literary revival, culminating in the early 1900s. Etymology and pronunciation The word ''Catalan'' is derived from the territorial name of Catalonia, itself of disputed etymology. The main theory suggests that (Latin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
