Castilian

Q: What is a synonym for "castilian"?

Common synonyms include: castile native, castile resident, castilian language, castilian spanish, castilian tongue, english.

/kəˈstɪljən/ adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A native of Castile.
2
the Spanish language as spoken in Castile wordnet
3
a native or inhabitant of Castile wordnet

Adjective

1
Of, from, or relating to Castile. not-comparable

Proper Noun

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.

Synonyms

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castile native castile resident castilian language castilian spanish castilian tongue english

Antonyms

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andalusian spanish dialect most andalusian catalan history foreign

Example

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"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.

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