castilian
IPA: kɑstˈɪɫjʌn
Root Word: Castilian
noun
- The Castilian dialect of Spanish, often (especially historically) considered the prestige dialect of Spanish.
- (inexact, sometimes offensive) Synonym of Spanish, the language of Spain and its former colonies.
- A native of Castile.
adjective
- Of, from, or relating to Castile.
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Examples of "castilian" in Sentences
- Even the regionalized castilian subtitles are distracting.
- But we have a problem called Spain and its castilian vision.
- There are adverse segments and external readers with didactic or castilian.
- It has that very castilian flavor to it when you view it in this light, doesn't it?
- For Juan Diego, the castilian roses in December is what he thought would be the miraculous sign the Bishop requested.
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