Carinthia
Meaning
- (historical) A former duchy and historical region of Central Europe, now split politically between Austria and Slovenia.
- A state of Austria. Capital: Klagenfurt.
- A traditional region in northern Slovenia.
Synonyms
Translations
Kärnten
Carinzia
Carinthie
Caríntia
Carintia
Karinthië
Caríntia
Carinthia
إستيرياPronounced as (IPA)
/kəˈɹɪnθiə/
Etymology
In summary
Ultimately from Latin Carantania. Possibly of Celtic origin; compare Proto-Celtic *karants (“friend”). The Latin toponym was also borrowed into Slavic as Proto-Slavic *korǫtanъ (with an adjective *korǫtьskъ); compare Czech Korutany and Slovene Koroška (“Carinthia”).
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