"Castella" meaning in Latin

See Castella in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [kasˈtɛl.la] [Classical-Latin], [kasˈt̪ɛl.la] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From the plural of castellum (“castle, fort, citadel”), diminutive of castrum (“fortress”), reportedly in reference to the central region of Hispānia as terra castellorum (“land of castles”). Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Castella<1.loc>}} Castella f sg (genitive Castellae); first declension, {{tlb|la|Medieval Latin|New Latin}} (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Castella<1.loc>}} Forms: Castellae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Castella [nominative, singular], Castellae [genitive, singular], Castellae [dative, singular], Castellam [accusative, singular], Castellā [ablative, singular], Castella [singular, vocative], Castellae [locative, singular]
  1. Castile (a medieval kingdom and former county in the Iberian Peninsula; the nucleus of modern Spain) Tags: Medieval-Latin, New-Latin, declension-1, feminine, singular Categories (place): Places in Spain
    Sense id: en-Castella-la-name-m~nZqF4K Categories (other): Former political divisions, Former polities, Medieval Latin, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Medieval Latin: 48 2 48 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 32 18 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 32 18 32 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 58 42
  2. (New Latin) Castile (a vaguely defined geographical region of central Spain generally corresponding to the regions of Old and New Castile) Tags: Medieval-Latin, New-Latin, declension-1, feminine, singular Categories (place): Places in Spain Derived forms: Castellanus, Castellanicus, Castillana
    Sense id: en-Castella-la-name-A2CJ3D8o Categories (other): New Latin, Geographic and cultural areas of Spain, New Latin, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of New Latin: 2 15 2 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 32 18 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 32 18 32 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 43 57

Inflected forms

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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "it",
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          },
          "expansion": "Italian: Castiglia",
          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "Italian: Castiglia"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "expansion": "Old Spanish: Castiella",
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      ],
      "text": "Old Spanish: Castiella"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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          "args": {
            "1": "es",
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          },
          "expansion": "Spanish: Castilla",
          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "Spanish: Castilla"
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          "expansion": "→ English: Castile",
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      ],
      "text": "→ English: Castile"
    },
    {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: Castille",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: Castille"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Kastilien",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Kastilien"
    },
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