Castile

[ka-steel]

noun

1. Spanish Castilla. a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.

2. Also called Castile soap. a variety of mild soap, made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide.

3. any hard soap made from fats and oils, often partly from olive oil.

Castile

/ kæˈstiːl, kasˈtiʎa /

noun

1. a former kingdom comprising most of modern Spain: originally part of León, it became an independent kingdom in the 10th century and united with Aragon (1469), the first step in the formation of the Spanish state

Example Sentences

Fires have been concentrated in forested areas of northern Portugal and in Spain's north-western regions of Galicia, Asturias and Castile and León.

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On Sunday, a firefighter died after an accident during firefighting efforts when his truck fell down a steep hill, the Castile and León regional government said.

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His last two albums confront mortality head-on, prompted by the realisation that he was the “last man standing” from his teenage band The Castiles.

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Wood recalls the episode taped on the day when the officer who killed Philando Castile was found not guilty.

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In 2016, she represented the family of Philando Castile, a black driver who was shot dead by a police officer in a Twin Cities suburb, in a highly publicized lawsuit.

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