Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin principātus.

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Noun edit

principat m (plural principats)

  1. principality

Usage notes edit

  • El Principat is a commonly-used shorthand for the Principality of Catalonia (in Catalan, Principat de Catalunya), which comprised the current autonomous community of Catalonia and the region of Roussillon (Catalan: Catalunya Nord), now part of France. More loosely, it is also used for the autonomous community alone.

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Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French principat and Latin principātus. By surface analysis, principe +‎ -at.

Noun edit

principat n (plural principate)

  1. principality

Declension edit