How to pronounce “Cataluña”

Hear how “Cataluña (region in northeastern Spain)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

Cataluñakah-tah-LOO-nyah
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Breakdown

Meaningregion in northeastern Spain
Syllablesca · ta · lu · ña (4)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: LU.
IPA/ka.ta.ˈlu.ɲa/

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Example sentences

Barcelona es la capital de Cataluña.Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia.
En Cataluña se habla catalán y español.Catalan and Spanish are spoken in Catalonia.

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