castilian
Speech parts
1. castilian - Noun
2. castilian - Adjective
3. Castilian - Proper noun
Meaning
An inhabitant or native of Castile, in Spain.
The Spanish language as spoken in Castile.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
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Phrases with the word
Examples
Although Rodrigo continued to serve the Castilian sovereign, he lost his ranking in the new court which treated him at arm's length and suspiciously.
After numerous difficulties, Gadifer took charge of the invasion, while Bethencourt went to the Spanish peninsula to seek the recognition and support of the Castilian king.
And, in Catalonia, nationalists reclaimed Catalanism from before the Hispanicization of the Catholic Monarchs in the 15th century, when the Crown of Aragon was unified with the Castilian nobility.
A feature found only in Putèr and Vallader (as it is in Castilian Spanish) is the preposition of a direct object, when that direct object is a person or an animal, with a, as in test vis a Peider?
Also, its people are not all Castilian as there have been immigration from other regions in Spain and indeed the world.
Certain regions are not considered Castilian, such as Valencia and the Balearic Islands because historically they belong to the Crown of Aragon and because their local languages are Catalan dialects.