Castile
pronunciation
How to pronounce Castile in British English:
UK [kæsˈti:l]
How to pronounce Castile in American English:
US [kæsˈtil]
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- Noun:
- a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479
Word Origin
- Castile
- medieval Spanish county and later kingdom, from Vulgar Latin castilla, from Latin castella, plural of castellum "castle, fort, citadel, stronghold" (see castle (n.)); so called in reference to the many fortified places there during the Moorish wars. The name in Spanish is said to date back to c.800. Related: Castilian. As a fine kind of soap, in English from 1610s.
Example
- 1. God chose to make me queen of castile .
- 2. My duty is toyour father and to castile .
- 3. Looking back to castile and leon from the galician border .
- 4. A region and former kingdom of northeast spain . It was united with castile in1479to form the nucleus of modern spain .
- 5. We except the property of the said former order of knights templar in the kingdoms and lands of our beloved sons in christ , the illustrious kings of castile , aragon , portugal and majorca , outside the kingdom of france .