Castilla la Vieja

[ kahs-tee-lyah lah vye-hah, -yah ]

/ kɑsˈti lyɑ lɑ ˈvyɛ hɑ, -yɑ /

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noun

Spanish name of Old Castile.

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How to use Castilla la Vieja in a sentence

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Vain also was the valour and ability he showed in the campaign against the Royalists in La Vende.
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Edmund de la Pole, earl of Suffolk, on account of his near relationship to the house of York, beheaded.
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Commenons, comme l'on dict, de chez nous, de la maison et habitation; puis nous sortirons dehors.
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"The authority of Mademoiselle de La Vauvraye," was the unanswerable rejoinder.
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Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
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British Dictionary definitions for Castilla la Vieja

Castilla la Vieja

/ (kasˈtiʎa la ˈbjexa) /

noun

the Spanish name for Old Castile

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