Carinthia

//kəˈɹɪnθiə// name

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  1. 1
    A former duchy and historical region of Central Europe, now split politically between Austria and Slovenia. historical

    "Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany: the firſt, towards the ſouth, comprehending the Palatinate of the Rhine, Franconia, Suabia, Bavaria, Bohemia, Moravia, Auſtria, Carinthia, Carniola, Stiria, Tyrol, the Swiſs, and the Griſons..."

  2. 2
    A state of Austria. Capital: Klagenfurt.
  3. 3
    A traditional region in northern Slovenia.

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slovenian carinthiaslovenian carinthia

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"What is happening at the present time in the dispute over place-name signs in Carinthia is grotesque."

Etymology

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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