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Carniola
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English
Etymology
From en ML. Carniola, probably a diminutive or derivative built on en Carnia land of the Carni, from the ancient pre-Roman tribe, the la Carni.
Pronunciation
en /kɑɹniˈoʊlə/
en əʊlə 4
Proper noun
en historical A historical region of the Holy Roman and Austrian empires that comprised parts of what is now Slovenia.
en 1759 George Sale; et al The Modern Part of an Universal History XXIX History of the German Empire http://books.google.com/books?id=dFtjAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA2 2 Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany: the firſt, towards the ſouth, comprehending the Palatinate of the Rhine, Franconia, Suabia, Bavaria, Bohemia, Moravia, Auſtria, Carinthia, Carniola, Stiria, Tyrol, the Swiſs, and the Griſons...
Derived terms
en Inner Carniola
en Lower Carniola
en Upper Carniola
Related terms
en Carniolan
Translations
historical regional comprising parts of modern Slovenia
German: de Krain n
Greek: el Καρνιόλα f
Hungarian: hu Krajna
Italian: it Carniola f
Latin: la Carniola f, la Carneola f
Macedonian: mk Крањска f
Polish: pl Kraina f
Slovene: sl Kranjska f
Spanish: es Carniola f
Anagrams
en aacilnor Carolina anirolac conarial