Crossword clues for castile
castile
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 name in Spanish is said to date back to c.800. Related: Castilian. As a fine kind of soap, in English from 1610s.
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Gazetteer
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 York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 42.629724 N, 78.054830 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 14427
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Castile
Wikipedia
Castile (; ) is a Spanish historical region of vague borders, which is the result of a gradual merge of the Kingdom of Castile with its neighbours to become the Crown of Castile and later the Kingdom of Spain when united with the Crown of Aragon and the Kingdom of Navarre. The historical capital and the origin is situated on Burgos. In modern-day Spain, it is usually considered to comprise a part of the autonomous community of Castile and León in the north-west, and Castile–La Mancha and Madrid in the center and the central-south-west of the country, sometimes including Cantabria and La Rioja in the north as well, for historical reasons. However, there are different versions about the exact boundaries of Castile, and since it lacks modern day official recognition, it has no official borders. It was traditionally divided between Old Castile, which from 1833 was Cantabria, La Rioja and the eastern half of Castile and León and New Castile, which was Castile–La Mancha and the Community of Madrid. Modern Spanish monarchs are numbered according to the system of Castile.
Castile's name is thought to mean "land of castles", in reference to the castles built in the area to consolidate the Christian Reconquest from the Moors. The Spanish word for castle is actually castillo.
Castile or Castilla (from castillo, " castle") may refer to:
Castile or Castille is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Brooke Castile (born 1986), American pairs figure skater
- Christopher Castile (born 1980), American actor
- L. J. Castile (born 1987), American football player
- Simeon Castille (born 1985), NFL cornerback
- Hadley Castille (born 1933), Cajun fiddler
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?