Castilian

American  

[ka-stil-yuhn] / kæˈstɪl jən /

noun

Castilians plural

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.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Castile.

Castilian British  

/ kæˈstɪljən /

noun

1. the Spanish dialect of Castile; the standard form of European Spanish

2. a native or inhabitant of Castile

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adjective

1. denoting, relating to, or characteristic of Castile, its inhabitants, or the standard form of European Spanish

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Castilians
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Castilian

First recorded in 1520–30; Castile + -ian

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Castilian Castilians

To Castilian author Garci Rodriguez de Montalvo goes the credit for being the first to put “California” on the printed page, in 1510, in his novel “Las Sergas de Esplandian.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2023

“No one doubts that the language is called Spanish or Castilian. Our constitution says Castilian, and in the Americas they say Castilian or Spanish,” he added.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 26, 2023

The locals, who may not have been literate, likely told their responses to the surveyors, who wrote them down in old Castilian.

From Science Magazine ● Aug. 4, 2022

It was a purely dynastic union that gave the duke a claim to the Castilian throne.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2022

He pronounced them with the Castilian th sound, that is, with a lisp, an affectation peculiar to many of the Miracle Valley’s old-timers, whereas it could not be found farther south in Mexico.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Castilians, who manage to scratch a living from the harsh earth, are a tough, grave and proud people.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sallow Castilians slapped their thighs and swore that Por Dios, Juan had done it again!

From Time Magazine Archive

Basques, Asturians, Castilians, it said, "bear the unmistakable imprint of their Visigoth origin."

From Time Magazine Archive

But if the Castilians did not accept the matter of the chansons, they assuredly adopted their form.

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis

There was little cause for apprehension in regard to a people so well disciplined to obedience as the Castilians under Philip the Second.

From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling