Castile
Syllables: Cas·tile/kæsˈtiːl//kæsˈtiːl/
Castile proper noun: a medieval kingdom and former county in the Iberian Peninsula; the nucleus of modern Spain.
Proper noun
Castile
- A medieval kingdom and former county in the Iberian Peninsula; the nucleus of modern Spain.
- A vaguely defined geographical region of central Spain generally corresponding to the regions of Old and New Castile.
- A town and village therein, in Wyoming County, New York, United States, named after Castile in Spain.
Castile meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Arabic and Malay
Castile in Hindi
- medieval Iberian kingdom
- कास्तिला kāstilā
Castile in Marathi
- medieval Iberian kingdom
- कास्तील kāstīl
- central Spain
- कास्तील kāstīl
Castile in Arabic
- medieval Iberian kingdom
- قَشْتَالَة qaštāla
Castile in Malay
- central Spain
- Kestela
Forms of Castile
| alternative form (obsolete) | Castille |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | Castill |
Origin of Castile
From (possibly through a Middle French form) Spanish Castilla from Old Spanish Castiella from Medieval Latin Castella from the plural of Latin castellum (“castle, fort, citadel”), diminutive of castrum (“fortress”); supposedly derived from the many castles constructed in the region.
Phrases with Castile
Words that rhyme with Castile
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- keel
- anneal
- creel
- peal
- peel
- sweal
- congeal
- Izmail
- kneel
- meal
- Neale
- streal
- weal
- awheel
- cochineal
- feal
- heal
- Lille
- ordeal
- repeal
- sele
- squeal
- teal
- zeal
- ceil
- debile
- dishabille
- hele
- leal
- lifesteal
- Neil
- Niel
- O'Neill
- reveal
- schlemiel
- seel
- she'll
- shiel
- skeel
- spiel
- square meal
- unseal
- veal
- we'll
- weel
- ye'll
- -meal
- allele
Questions about Castile
- What does Castile mean?
- Castile means a medieval kingdom and former county in the Iberian Peninsula; the nucleus of modern Spain.
- What is Castile in Hindi?
- Castile in Hindi is कास्तिला (kāstilā). See Castile meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Castile?
- Castile is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Castile?
- Castile is pronounced /kæsˈtiːl/.
Words near Castile in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Castile (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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