Castilian

//kəˈstɪljən// adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A native of Castile.
  2. 2
    the Spanish language as spoken in Castile wordnet
  3. 3
    a native or inhabitant of Castile wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or relating to Castile. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Castilian dialect of Spanish, often (especially historically) considered the prestige dialect of Spanish.
  2. 2
    Synonym of Spanish, the language of Spain and its former colonies.

Synonyms

All synonyms
castilian languagecastilian spanishcastilian spanishenglishlanguagespanish

Example

More examples

"When Spain colonized the Philippines, they were administrated by Mexico City. So it was Mexican Spanish, not Castilian Spanish, that influenced Tagalog."

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.

More for "castilian"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.