Meanings
alternative obsolete Castille · alternative obsolete Castill
- historicalA 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.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱes-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱstrom
- Proto-Italic*kastrom
- Latincastrum
- Latincastellum
- Latincastella
- LatinCastella
- Old SpanishCastiella
- SpanishCastilla
- Middle FrenchCastilleder.?
- EnglishCastile
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.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Kastilië
- Kastiliëcentral Spain
Arabic قَشْتَالَة
- قَشْتَالَة (qaštāla)medieval Iberian kingdom
Basque Gaztela, Gaztela
- Gaztelamedieval Iberian kingdom
- Gaztelacentral Spain
Catalan Castella, Castella
- Castellamedieval Iberian kingdom
- Castellacentral Spain
Chinese Mandarin 卡斯蒂利亞 /卡斯蒂利亚
- 卡斯蒂利亞 /卡斯蒂利亚 (Kǎsīdìlìyà)medieval Iberian kingdom
Czech Kastilie, Kastilie
- Kastiliemedieval Iberian kingdom
- Kastiliecentral Spain
Dutch Castilië
- Castiliëmedieval Iberian kingdom
Finnish Kastilia, Kastilia
- Kastiliamedieval Iberian kingdom
- Kastiliacentral Spain
French Castille
- Castillemedieval Iberian kingdom
German Kastilien, Kastilien
- Kastilienmedieval Iberian kingdom
- Kastiliencentral Spain
Greek Καστίλλη, Καστίλλη
- Καστίλλη (Kastílli)medieval Iberian kingdom
- Καστίλλη (Kastílli)central Spain
Hebrew קסטיליה, קסטיליה
- קסטיליהmedieval Iberian kingdom
- קסטיליהcentral Spain
Hindi कास्तिला
- कास्तिला (kāstilā)medieval Iberian kingdom
Hungarian Kasztília, Kasztília
- Kasztíliamedieval Iberian kingdom
- Kasztíliacentral Spain
Italian Castiglia, Castiglia
- Castigliamedieval Iberian kingdom
- Castigliacentral Spain
Latin Castella, Castella
- Castellamedieval Iberian kingdom
- Castellacentral Spain
Lithuanian Kastilija, Kastilija
- Kastilijamedieval Iberian kingdom
- Kastilijacentral Spain
Malay Kestela
- Kestelacentral Spain
Polish Kastylia, Kastylia
- Kastyliamedieval Iberian kingdom
- Kastyliacentral Spain
Portuguese Castela, Castela
- Castelamedieval Iberian kingdom
- Castelacentral Spain
Romanian Castilia
- Castiliamedieval Iberian kingdom
Russian Касти́лия, Касти́лия
- Касти́лия (Kastílija)medieval Iberian kingdom
- Касти́лия (Kastílija)central Spain
Spanish Castilla, Castilla
- Castillamedieval Iberian kingdom
- Castillacentral Spain
Swedish Kastilien, Kastilien
- Kastilienmedieval Iberian kingdom
- Kastiliencentral Spain
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Castile
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Cite this entry
Castile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Castile
“Castile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Castile. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Castile,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Castile.
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