Castilla

Examples

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• You had a wonderful nanny in Donna Castilla, and Mrs. Davis, bless her soul, watched over you as though you were her very own grandchild.

  Fiction book (2002)

• In the name of their Gracious Majesties of Castilla and Aragon!

  1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)

• It's always been my dream, should God give me the Crown of Castilla, I might one day recapture all of those domains for Christendom.

  Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)

• The food, as a percentage of C. concholepas' weight, decreases, as expected, at rates that roughly match those of Castilla et al. (1979).

  Academic text (2018)

• Corporate lawyer Alveno N. Castilla did something similar at Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis in Jackson, Miss.

  Academic text (2003)

• The nearest airport, apparently—reports are slightly contradictory—is at Valladolid, the capital of the state of Castilla y León.

  Blog text (15)

• The clear signs of depletion of the natural populations forced the authorities to impose a complete ban on fishing from 1989 to 1992 to facilitate their recovery (Castilla & Gelcich, 2008).

  Academic text (2018)

• Young adult novels such as Call Me Maria: A Novel by Judith Ortiz Cofer (2004) or Strange Parents by Julia Mercedes Castilla (2009).

  Academic text (2013)

• In the historic region of Castilla, many castles and fortifications can still be seen today.

• The ancient kingdom of Castilla played a crucial role in the unification of Spain.

Synonyms

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Castile

vsCastilla

3 7.1

A region in central Spain that used to be a powerful kingdom

has the same meaning but uses the Spanish name rather than the English form

Surface Forms

Etymology