Castile
[kæs'ti:l]
Definition
(noun.) a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479.
Editor: Sonya--From WordNet
Examples
- The melon of Castile is better, Fernando said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The melon of Castile is for self abuse. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Here, in Castile, May is a month of great heat but it can have much cold. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Slowly throughout the sixteenth century the immense good fortune of Castile unfolded itself before the dazzled eyes of Europe. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He knew the Basque country, Navarre, Aragon, Galicia, the two Castiles and Estremadura well. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Editor: Tod