English Explanatory Dictionary

Castilian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Castilian dialect of Spanish, often (especially historically) considered the prestige dialect of Spanish.
  2. Synonym of Spanish, the language of Spain and its former colonies.
noun
  1. A native of Castile.
adj
  1. Of, from, or relating to Castile.

Pronunciation

/kəˈstɪljən/ en-us-Castilian.ogg

Word forms

Castilian Castilians

Etymology

From Castile + -ian as a calque of Spanish castellano (“Of or related to Castile, Spain, or the Spanish language”). Doublet of castellano, castellanus, castellan, and chatelain.

Synonyms

Castilian Spanish Spanish

Translations

Afrikaans: Kastiliaans Asturian: castellanu Breton: kastilhaneg Bulgarian: кастѝлски Catalan: castellà Czech: kastilský Danish: castiliansk Dutch: Castiliaans Esperanto: kastila lingvo French: castillan Galician: castelán Georgian: კასტილიური German: Kastilisch Greek: καστιλλιάνικα Hungarian: kasztíliai Icelandic: kastilíska Irish: Caistílis Italian: castigliano K'iche': kaxlan tzij Ladino: kasteyano Nahuatl: Caxtillahtōlli Occitan: castelhan Polish: kastylijski Portuguese: castelhano Romanian: castiliană Russian: кастильский Serbo-Croatian: кастиљански Serbo-Croatian: kastiljanski Slovak: kastílčina Spanish: castellano Swedish: kastilianska
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