Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Castile.
- noun A person of Castilian ancestry.
- noun The Spanish dialect of Castile.
- noun The standard literary and official form of Spanish, which is based on this dialect.
- adjective Of or relating to Castile or its people, language, or culture.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to Castile (formerly written Castille), a former kingdom in the central part of Spain, now divided into the provinces of Old and New Castile.
- noun An inhabitant or a native of Castile.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An inhabitant or native of Castile, in Spain.
- noun The Spanish language as spoken in Castile.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun The main and official language of
Spain , Peru, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, etc. - noun A native of
Castile . - adjective Of, from, or relating to
Castile .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the Spanish language as spoken in Castile
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Examples
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Þere are a number of oþer languages which also have þe "th" spelling mainly for þe unvoiced version - Welsh and Albanian are þe two I am most familiar wiþ - þough in Castilian Spanish, "c" and "z" are often used for it, and in Turkmen, oddly enough, it is represented by þe Latin letter "s".
Reclaiming þorn nwhyte 2009
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In a number of languages (including again Castilian Spanish) "d" generally represents þe voiced sound; in Albanian it is spelt "dh" and in Welsh "dd" (and in Fijian, apparently, "c").
Reclaiming þorn nwhyte 2009
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Model B is bilingual: the students study half of the subjects in Castilian, the other half in Basque.
Web Translations » Blog Archive » Anyone for a glass of kalimotxo and a pintxo? 2009
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That is, the woman holds onto the issue of racism to cover a big truth: she cannot write in Castilian Spanish, and even does not speak it well.
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With Model A, students receive the majority of their lessons in Castilian, and learn Basque as a separate subject.
Web Translations » Blog Archive » Anyone for a glass of kalimotxo and a pintxo? 2009
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I KNOW in Spain Castilian is THE model, all others are regional variations.
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I KNOW in Spain Castilian is THE model, all others are regional variations.
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I KNOW in Spain Castilian is THE model, all others are regional variations.
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I KNOW in Spain Castilian is THE model, all others are regional variations.
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I KNOW in Spain Castilian is THE model, all others are regional variations.
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