Castile
Americannoun
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Spanish Castilla. a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
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Also called Castile soap. a variety of mild soap, made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide.
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any hard soap made from fats and oils, often partly from olive oil.
noun
Example Sentences
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It lists “martyrs” killed by authorities — Good, Floyd, Philando Castile and others before them.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
Sunday's vote will be followed by regional elections in Andalusia, Aragon, and Castile and Leon during the first half of 2026.
From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025
Castile and León is the most affected area, with local media station Radio 5 reporting on Monday that the air is "unbreathable" due to the smoke.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025
In 2016, following the fatal police shootings of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, rap music and protest were almost inextricably linked.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023
There are posters of Trayvon Martin and Philando Castile and Alton Sterling and Michael Brown and Tamir Rice and Stephon Clark, and a bunch more people who lost their lives.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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