Castilian

English

Etymology

Castile +‎ -ian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈstɪljən/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Proper noun

Castilian

1. (generally) Synonym of Spanish (the language)
2. (more specifically) The standard variety of Spanish as spoken in Spain, as contrasted both with other Romance languages of Spain (e.g. Catalan, Aragonese, Asturian, Leonese, Galician) and with Latin American Spanish.

   Synonym: Castilian Spanish

Translations

Spanish — see Spanish

standard variety of European Spanish

• Afrikaans: Kastiliaans
• Asturian: castellanu (ast) m
• Catalan: castellà (ca)
• Danish: castiliansk
• Dutch: Castiliaans (nl) n
• French: castillan (fr)
• Galician: castelán (gl) m
• German: Kastilisch (de) n
• Icelandic: kastilíska f

• Irish: Caistílis f
• Italian: castigliano (it) m
• Ladino: kasteyano
• Nahuatl: Caxtillahtōlli
• Occitan: castelhan (oc) m
• Portuguese: castelhano (pt) m
• Russian: кастильский (ru) m (kastilʹskij) (язы́к)
• Spanish: castellano (es) m
• Swedish: kastilianska (sv)

Noun

Castilian (plural Castilians)

1. A native of Castile.

Translations

native of Castile

• Afrikaans: Kastiliaan
• Catalan: castellà (ca) m
• Finnish: kastilialainen
• Galician: castelán (gl) m, castelá f
• German: Kastilianer m

• Hebrew: קסטילי‎
• Irish: Caistíleach m
• Portuguese: castelhano (pt) m
• Russian: касти́лец m (kastílec)
• Spanish: castellano (es) m

Adjective

Castilian (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or relating to Castile.

Translations

relating to Castile

• Finnish: kastilialainen

• Irish: Caistíleach
• Spanish: castellano (es)