Castilian
- noun
- /kæˈstɪljən/
:
castellano
- But she speaks perfect Castilian with a subtle and nice Aragonese accent.
Examples
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All signs in Catalan were replaced with signs in Castilian.
Academic text (2003) -
Catalan is the primary language of Olot's elite and middle class, who use Castilian to communicate with guest workers and other foreigners, as well as with Spaniards outside els paisos catalans.
Academic text (2003) -
Until recently, their official language was Castilian, which tells exactly where their loyalties lie.
Blog text (12) -
And why should I have palatalized both s and z in Portuguese, but only the former in Castilian?
Academic text (1993) -
Most Catalans over the age of fifty read and write primarily in Castilian, the result of an educational system that mandated its use.
Academic text (2003) -
Castilian was imposed on monuments erected in 1939 after the war.
Academic text (2003) -
A diglossia emerged in Catalonia, in which Castilian became the public language and Catalan was left as the home vernacular.
Academic text (2003) -
In Spain, the government recognizes Castilian as the official language of the country.
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Children in Spanish schools learn to read and write in Castilian from a young age.
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The novel was originally written in Castilian, making it accessible to Spanish speakers worldwide.
Synonyms
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A language spoken in Spain and many countries in Latin America
A type of Spanish spoken in the Castile region and often used as the standard
A language spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
Compounds
A type of Spanish spoken in the Castile region and often used as the standard
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Castilian for the Spanish language comes from the region Castile, whose Spanish name castellano means 'of the castles' and shows where that form of Spanish began, like the English word castle. So Castilian now means the standard Spanish that comes from that region.