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Castilian

//kəˈstɪljən// adj, name, noun

Definitions

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.
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

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

Etymology 3

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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