Castile
Spanish Cas·ti·lla [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah]. /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/. a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
Also called Castile soap . a variety of mild soap, made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide.
any hard soap made from fats and oils, often partly from olive oil.
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How to use Castile in a sentence
It is very unfrequented, the high road between the two Castiles passing through Guadarrama.
The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] | George BorrowThe French have been too long in the valley here, and are too strong in the Castiles for their operations.
Under Wellington's Command | G. A. HentyThey are the channels of all traffic between Gallicia and the Castiles, being seldom seen in the south or east provinces.
Gatherings From Spain | Richard FordThis occurred in the provinces; take, therefore, a parallel passage in the capital, the heart and brain of the Castiles.
Gatherings From Spain | Richard FordThis was to be, we thought, our last impression of the Castiles.
Heroic Spain | Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
British Dictionary definitions for Castile
Castilla (Spanish kasˈtiʎa)
/ (kæˈstiːl) /
a former kingdom comprising most of modern Spain: originally part of León, it became an independent kingdom in the 10th century and united with Aragon (1469), the first step in the formation of the Spanish state
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