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
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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
Fires have been concentrated in forested areas of northern Portugal and in Spain's north-western regions of Galicia, Asturias and Castile and León.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
The elder Thompson became a Black Lives Matter activist following the police killing of his friend, Philando Castile, in suburban St. Paul in 2016.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
Over on the far shore—and I heard this later, from one who knows—King Louis, Jean de Joinville, and Blanche of Castile are sitting on their mounts.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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