Meanings
- historicalA former duchy and historical region of Central Europe, now split politically between Austria and Slovenia.
Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany: the firſt, towards the ſouth, comprehending the Palatinate of the Rhine, Franconia, Suabia, Bavaria, Bohemia, Moravia, Auſtria, Carinthia, Carniola, Stiria, Tyrol, the Swiſs, and the Griſons...
1759, George Sale et al., “The Modern Part of an Universal History”, in History of the German Empire, volume XXIX, page 2 - The southernmost state of Austria. Capital: Klagenfurt.
- A traditional region and statistical region in northern Slovenia.
Synonyms: Slovenian Carinthia
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA traditional region and statistical region in northern Slovenia.
Origin
- Celtic
- LatinCarantania
- EnglishCarinthia
Ultimately from Latin Carantania. Possibly of Celtic origin; compare Proto-Celtic *karants (“friend”). The Latin toponym was also borrowed into Slavic as Proto-Slavic *korǫtanъ (with an adjective *korǫtьskъ); compare Czech Korutany and Slovene Koroška.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic كِيرَنْتَن, كَارِينْثِيَا
- كِيرَنْتَن (Kīrantan)state of Austria
- كَارِينْثِيَا (Kārīnṯiyā)state of Austria
Bengali কের্ণ্টেন, কের্ণ্টেন
- কের্ণ্টেন (Kernṭen)state of Austria
- কের্ণ্টেন (Kernṭen)region in Slovenia
Catalan Caríntia, Caríntia
- Caríntiastate of Austria
- Caríntiaregion in Slovenia
Czech Korutany, Korutansko
- Korutanystate of Austria
- Korutanskostate of Austria
- Korutanyregion in Slovenia
- slovinské Korutanyregion in Slovenia
Danish Kärnten
- Kärntenstate of Austria
Dutch Karinthië
- Karinthiëstate of Austria
Finnish Kärnten, Koroška
- Kärntenstate of Austria
- Koroškaregion in Slovenia
French Carinthie, Carinthie
- Carinthiestate of Austria
- Carinthieregion in Slovenia
German Kärnten, Kärnten
- Kärntenstate of Austria
- Kärntenregion in Slovenia
Greek Καρινθία
- Καρινθία (Karinthía)state of Austria
Hindi करिंथिया
- करिंथिया (Karinthiyā)state of Austria
Hungarian Karintia
- Karintiastate of Austria
Italian Carinzia, Carinzia
- Carinziastate of Austria
- Carinziaregion in Slovenia
Japanese ケルンテン, カリンティア
- ケルンテン (Kerunten)state of Austria
- カリンティア (Karintia)state of Austria
- コロシュカ (Koroshuka)region in Slovenia
Korean 케른텐, 카린티아
- 케른텐 (Kereunten)state of Austria
- 카린티아 (Karintia)state of Austria
- 코로슈카 (Korosyuka)region in Slovenia
Polish Karyntia, Karyntia
- Karyntiastate of Austria
- Karyntiaregion in Slovenia
Portuguese Caríntia, Caríntia
- Caríntiastate of Austria
- Caríntiaregion in Slovenia
Romanian Carintia, Carintia
- Carintiastate of Austria
- Carintiaregion in Slovenia
Russian Кари́нтия, Коро́шка
- Кари́нтия (Karíntija)state of Austria
- Коро́шка (Koróška)region in Slovenia
- Кору́шка (Korúška)region in Slovenia
Spanish Carintia, Carintia
- Carintiastate of Austria
- Carintiaregion in Slovenia
- Carintia eslovenaregion in Slovenia
Turkish Karintiya, Karintiya
- Karintiyastate of Austria
- Karintiyaregion in Slovenia
Ukrainian Кари́нтія
- Кари́нтія (Karýntija)state of Austria
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Carinthia
All rhymes →Sounds the same
Cite this entry
Carinthia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carinthia
“Carinthia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carinthia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Carinthia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carinthia.
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