Castiglione

Meaning

the name of many towns in Italy

Hyphenated as

Ca‧sti‧glió‧ne

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kas.tiʎˈʎo.ne/

Etymology

From castiglione (“fortress, fortified town”), from Latin castilium (“fortified city”) (from castellum (“castle, fort”), diminutive of castrum (“armed camp”)) + -one (augmentative suffix). Compare Italian Castelleone, Sicilian Castigghiuni.

Sentences

In Piemonte vi sono tre comuni con lo stesso nome di Castiglione .

In Piedmont there are three municipalities with the same name as Castiglione.