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Old Spanish kingdom
Answer for the clue "Old Spanish kingdom ", 7 letters:
castile
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Gazetteer
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Population (2000): 1051 Housing Units (2000): 458 Land area (2000): 1.351435 sq. miles (3.500200 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.351435 sq. miles (3.500200 sq. km) FIPS code: 12771 Located within: New ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Castile or Castilla (from castillo , " castle ") may refer to:
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
medieval Spanish county and later kingdom, from Vulgar Latin castilla , from Latin castella , plural of castellum "castle, fort, citadel, stronghold" (see castle (n.)); so called in reference to the many fortified places there during the Moorish wars. The ...
Usage examples of castile.
It sounded like Castile wanted to help as much as Jake wanted the assistance.
While Castile might be a child, she had lived in Otranto City all her life.
Otranto City, Castile had alternated between sitting next to him on the wagon bench, driving the second team, and skipping ahead of the mules on the stone-paved road.
He might be a barbarian by Otranto standards, but Castile had already told him that Manny had been a general.
Lucer spun around, grasped Castile by the arms, and pulled her to him, kissing her on both cheeks.
He seized the flask from Castile and pulled the cork allowing the rich aroma to fill the air.
One group of bandits had spotted them and charged, but had broken off when Clovis and Castile had launched arrows.
Clovis a dirty look and was pleased to see Castile giving him another.
How long Harold and Clovis would continue to obey Castile was another question.
The mixed crowd muttered, formed into small cliques, and pushed at the bar where Jake and Castile poured thimble-sized glasses of mead for tasting.
While he treated Jake and Lucer with respect, he insisted on instructing Castile on the practical aspects of weapon care and construction and gave her considerable advice on leading mercenary forces.
Clovis also insisted on setting aside an hour after they pitched camp to work with Castile on her archery, which improved dramatically.
Before he could ask anything else, Harold grasped his sword and Castile did her disappearing trick.
So quickly that he was never certain that it had ever happened, Castile brushed her hand against his lips and disappeared.
How could Castile have picked up either the vocabulary or the understanding?