Castilian
[kæ'stiljәn]
Definition
(n.) An inhabitant or native of Castile, in Spain.
(n.) The Spanish language as spoken in Castile.
Typist: Yvette
Definition
adj. and n. of or belonging to Castile a native of Castile or the language thereof standard Spanish.—Castile soap a hard soap made with olive-oil and soda.
Edited by Cary
Examples
- Another new word that has little of Castilian in it. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- That is Castilian. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Anselmo was speaking old Castilian and it went something like this, Art thou a brute? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Typist: Martha