English Explanatory Dictionary

Carinthia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A former duchy and historical region of Central Europe, now split politically between Austria and Slovenia.
  2. A state of Austria. Capital: Klagenfurt.
  3. A traditional region in northern Slovenia.

Pronunciation

/kəˈɹɪnθiə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Carinthia.wav

Word forms

Carinthia

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Carantania. Possibly of Celtic origin; compare Proto-Celtic *karants (“friend”). The Latin toponym was also borrowed into Slavic as Proto-Slavic *korǫtanъ (with an adjective *korǫtьskъ); compare Czech Korutany and Slovene Koroška (“Carinthia”).

Synonyms

Slovenian Carinthia

Related words

Carinthian
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