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Castilian

[ ka-stil-yuhn ]

noun

  1. the dialect of Spanish spoken in Castile.
  2. the official standard form of the Spanish language as spoken in Spain, based on this dialect.
  3. a native or inhabitant of Castile.


adjective

  1. of or relating to Castile.

Castilian

/ kæˈstɪljən /

noun

  1. the Spanish dialect of Castile; the standard form of European Spanish
  2. a native or inhabitant of Castile
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. denoting, relating to, or characteristic of Castile, its inhabitants, or the standard form of European Spanish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Castilian1

First recorded in 1520–30; Castile + -ian
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Example Sentences

In place of the words of Cervantes’ Castilian Spanish stood the many tribes, whose traditional names clogged the mouths on the screen.

Running in English and Castilian Spanish, authorities say the ads target “high-quality” tourists who come to participate in the local lifestyle, and also encourage locals to visit areas and attractions normally overrun by tourists.

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The Castilian Spanish version for his homeland clearly is the dearest to his heart.

Without warning, he reenacts a love scene from the beginning of the movie, using Puss's Castilian Spanish accent, and cracks up.

One wound the partition would undoubtedly have inflicted, a wound on the Castilian pride.

She sat under the long drooping yellow sprays of her acacia-tree, her lap full of the pink Castilian roses, and dreamed.

But the unlucky bribe of the Enemy of Souls touched his Castilian spirit.

His Sovereign, a virgin Queen, he informed them, had commissioned him to free them from the Castilian yoke.

The intervention of Aguilar soon became unnecessary, for Malinal presently learned to speak pure Castilian with fluency and grace.

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