Castile

English Alternative forms en Castille Castill obsolete Etymology en 1 :der<unc> frm:Castille From (possibly through a en frm - form) en es Castilla from en osp Castiella from en la-med Castella from the plural of en la castellum castle, fort, citadel, diminutive of la castrum fortress; supposedly derived from the many castles constructed in the region. Pronunciation kăs-tēl′; en /kæsˈtiːl/ [kæsˈtiːɫ] en /kæsˈtiːl/ ; /kasˈtiːl/<a:also <<RP>>> RP,AuE en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Castile.wav Southern England en /kæsˈtil/ GenAm,CanE en /kɛsˈtiːl/ NZE en /kasˈtil/ ScE en /ka(ː)sˈtiːl/ InE en iːl 2 en Cas tile Proper noun en Q179293 en historical en medieval kingdom/and/former county in the Iberian Peninsula; the nucleus of modern c/Spain. en Q173063 en A vaguely defined <<geographical region>> of central <<c/Spain>> generally corresponding to the regions of Old and New Castile. en town/and/village therein, in co/Wyoming County s/New York c/USA, named after Castile in Spain. Related terms en Castile and León Castile-La Mancha Castile soap Castilian castle New Castile Old Castile Translations medieval Iberian kingdom Arabic: ar قَشْتَالَة f Hijazi Arabic: acw قشتالة f gaštāla Asturian: ast Castiella f Basque: eu Gaztela Breton: br Kastilha Catalan: ca Castella f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 卡斯蒂利亞 Czech: cs Kastilie f Dutch: nl Castilië Finnish: fi Kastilia French: fr Castille f Galician: gl Castela German: de Kastilien n Greek: el Καστίλλη f Hebrew: he קסטיליה Hindi: hi कास्तिला m Hungarian: hu Kasztília Italian: it Castiglia f Ladino: lad קאסטיליה f, lad Kastiya f Latin: la Castella f Lithuanian: lt Kastilija f Maltese: mt Kastilja Marathi: mr कास्तील Polish: pl Kastylia f Portuguese: pt Castela f Romanian: ro Castilia Russian: ru Касти́лия f Sardinian: sc Castìllia f Sicilian: scn Castigghia f Slovene: sl Kastilija f Spanish: es Castilla f Swedish: sv Kastilien n central Spain Afrikaans: af Kastilië Asturian: ast Castiella f Basque: eu Gaztela Catalan: ca Castella f Czech: cs Kastilie f Finnish: fi Kastilia Galician: gl Castela German: de Kastilien n Greek: el Καστίλλη f Hebrew: he קסטיליה Hungarian: hu Kasztília Italian: it Castiglia f Ladino: lad קאסטיליה f, lad Kastiya f Latin: la Castella f Lithuanian: lt Kastilija f Malay: ms Kestela archaic Marathi: mr कास्तील Polish: pl Kastylia f Portuguese: pt Castela f Russian: ru Касти́лия f Sardinian: sc Castìllia f Sicilian: scn Castigghia f Slovene: sl Kastilija f Spanish: es Castilla f Swedish: sv Kastilien n Further reading Anagrams en aceilst elastic Altices cislate astelic laciest latices salicet Castiel en exonyms en Former polities Spain