Castilian
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- noun
- /kæˈstɪliən/
:
castellano
- The Castilian culture is rich in history, marked by its unique traditions and customs.
Examples
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With their guard down, led by Rodrigo, the Castilians attacked with such ferocity that the Leonese never knew what hit them.
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The whole controversy over limpieza was, notoriously, not Spanish but Castilian.
Academic text (1996) -
"English is at least her third language, her first two being Catalan and Castilian, in that order."
Blog text (4) -
This is a reflection of this character of Castilian society as Elliot describes it here.
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Since the decline in Castilian is clearly traceable through the thirteenth century, it is to this period that we should look for relevant circumstances.
Academic text (1996) -
Literate Castilians in general were apparently aware of the debate in the early seventeenth century.
Academic text (1997) -
There was also a continual struggle between a new alien dynasty with an alien program and the traditional lifestyle of the Castilians.
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Americo Castro and others have rightly emphasized the enormous distress caused to Castilians whose claim to military status was blocked by the problem of Jewish origins.
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Many Castilian families proudly celebrate their heritage during local festivals.
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In Spain, a Castilian often refers to someone from the region of Castile.
Synonyms
Compounds
A type of Spanish spoken in the Castile region and often used as the standard
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Castilian comes from the region name Castile, Spanish Castilla, which means 'land of castles' because the area had many castles, and you can see the same root in the English word castle. So a Castilian is a person from that 'land of castles'.