Castile

English

Alternative forms

• Castille
• Castill (obsolete)

Etymology

From (possibly through a Middle French form) Spanish Castilla from Old Spanish Castiella from Medieval Latin Castella from the plural of Latin castellum (“castle, fort, citadel”), diminutive of castrum (“fortress”); supposedly derived from the many castles constructed in the region.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasˈtiːɫ/, /kəsˈtiːl/

Proper noun

Castile

1. (historical) A medieval kingdom (and previously a county) in the Iberian Peninsula.
2. A vaguely defined region of central Spain generally corresponding to the regions of Old and New Castile.
3. A town and village therein, in Wyoming County, New York, United States, named after Castile in Spain.

Related terms

• Castile and León
• Castile-La Mancha
• Castile soap
• Castilian
• castle
• New Castile
• Old Castile

Translations

medieval Iberian kingdom

• Arabic: قَشْتَالَة f (qaštāla)

  Hijazi Arabic: قشتالة f (gaštāla)

• Asturian: Castiella (ast) f
• Basque: Gaztela
• Breton: Kastilha
• Catalan: Castella f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 卡斯蒂利亞／卡斯蒂利亚 (zh) (Kǎsīdìlìyà)

• Czech: Kastilie (cs) f
• Dutch: Castilië (nl)
• Finnish: Kastilia (fi)
• French: Castille (fr) f
• Galician: Castela (gl)
• German: Kastilien (de) n
• Greek: Καστίλλη (el) f (Kastílli)
• Hebrew: קסטיליה
• Hungarian: Kasztília (hu)
• Italian: Castiglia f
• Ladino: קאסטיליה f, Kastiya f
• Latin: Castella (la) f
• Lithuanian: Kastilija f
• Maltese: Kastilja
• Marathi: कास्तील (kāstīl)
• Polish: Kastylia (pl) f
• Portuguese: Castela (pt) f
• Romanian: Castilia
• Russian: Касти́лия (ru) f (Kastílija)
• Sardinian: Castìllia f
• Sicilian: Castigghia f
• Spanish: Castilla (es) f
• Swedish: Kastilien (sv) n

central Spain

• Afrikaans: Kastilië
• Asturian: Castiella (ast) f
• Basque: Gastela
• Catalan: Castella f
• Czech: Kastilie (cs) f
• Finnish: Kastilia (fi)
• Galician: Castela (gl)
• German: Kastilien (de) n
• Greek: Καστίλλη (el) f (Kastílli)
• Hebrew: קסטיליה
• Hungarian: Kasztília (hu)
• Italian: Castiglia f
• Ladino: קאסטיליה f, Kastiya f
• Latin: Castella (la) f
• Lithuanian: Kastilija f
• Malay: Kestela (archaic)
• Marathi: कास्तील (kāstīl)
• Portuguese: Castela (pt) f
• Russian: Касти́лия (ru) f (Kastílija)
• Sardinian: Castìllia f
• Sicilian: Castigghia f
• Spanish: Castilla (es) f
• Swedish: Kastilien (sv) n

Anagrams

• elastic, Altices, cislate, astelic, laciest, latices, salicet, Castiel