Castilian

Name

1. The Castilian dialect of Spanish, often (especially historically) considered the prestige dialect of Spanish.
2. Synonym of Spanish, the language of Spain and its former colonies.

Noun

A native of Castile.

Adj

Of, from, or relating to Castile.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈstɪljən/

Etymology

From Castile + -ian as a calque of Spanish castellano (“Of or related to Castile, Spain, or the Spanish language”). Doublet of castellano, castellanus, castellan, and chatelain.

Synonyms

Spanish

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Castellano

Translations

castillan

castellano

castigliano

espanhol

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castelhano

espanyol

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Spaans

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Spanisch

español

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castellà

castelhan

Castillan

spagnolo

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Castiliaan

espagnol

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