Castile

English

Etymology

Supposedly from the many castles constructed in the region.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəsˈtiːl/

Proper noun

Castile

1. A medieval kingdom (or county) in the Iberian Peninsula.
2. A vaguely defined region of central Spain generally corresponding to the regions of Old and New Castile.

Related terms

• Castile soap
• Castilian
• castle
• New Castile
• Old Castile

Translations

medieval Iberian kingdom

• Catalan: Castella
• Czech: Kastilie (cs) f
• Dutch: Castilië (nl)
• Finnish: Kastilia (fi)
• French: Castille (fr)
• German: Kastilien (de), Kastilien (de) n
• Italian: Castiglia
• Maltese: Kastilja
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• Marathi: कास्तील (kāstīla)
• Polish: Kastylia (pl)
• Portuguese: Castela (pt)
• Romanian: Castilia
• Russian: Касти́лия (ru) f (Kastílija)
• Spanish: Castilla (es)
• Swedish: Kastilien

central Spain

• Afrikaans: Kastilië
• Basque: Gastela
• Catalan: Castella
• Czech: Kastilie (cs) f
• Finnish: Kastilia (fi)
• Galician: Castela
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• Italian: Castiglia f
• Marathi: कास्तील (kāstīla)
• Portuguese: Castela (pt)
• Russian: Касти́лия (ru) f (Kastílija)
• Spanish: Castilla (es)
• Swedish: Kastilien

Anagrams

• Altices, Castiel, elastic, laciest, latices, salicet