English Explanatory Dictionary

Carniola

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A historical region of the Holy Roman and Austrian empires that comprised parts of what is now Slovenia.

Pronunciation

/kɑɹniˈoʊlə/

Word forms

Carniola

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Carniola, probably a diminutive or derivative built on Carnia (“land of the Carni”), from the ancient pre-Roman tribe, the Carni.

Related words

Carniolan

Derived words

Inner Carniola Lower Carniola Upper Carniola
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