Castilian is a noun and adjective that refers to the region and former kingdom of Castile in Spain; in particular, it may refer to a native person of Castile or to the language of this region, and is therefore considered by many to be a synonym of Spanish, though with different nuances. A former kingdom, Castile (Castilla kasˈt̪iʎa or) gradually merged with its neighbors to become the Crown of Castile and later the Kingdom of Spain Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Castilian people are the inhabitants of those regions in Spain where most people identify themselves as Castilian A former kingdom, Castile (Castilla kasˈt̪iʎa or) gradually merged with its neighbors to become the Crown of Castile and later the Kingdom of Spain The following articles provide further information.

• Castile, for information on the region and its people. A former kingdom, Castile (Castilla kasˈt̪iʎa or) gradually merged with its neighbors to become the Crown of Castile and later the Kingdom of Spain
• Castilian people, for the ethnic group from this region. The Castilian people are the inhabitants of those regions in Spain where most people identify themselves as Castilian
• Spanish language, for general information on the language including dialectal variation in Castile, the rest of Spain and Spain's former colonies.
• Names given to the Spanish language, for details on the use of the terms español, castellano, Spanish and Castilian. There are two Names given to the Spanish language: Spanish ( español) and Castilian ( castellano)
• Castilian Spanish for information on the dialect of Spanish spoken in Castile, or Spanish dialects and varieties for a more general scope. Castilian Spanish (español septentrional is a term related to the Spanish language but whose exact meaning can vary even in that language Spanish dialects and varieties are the regional variants of the Spanish language, some of which are quite divergent from each other especially in pronunciation and vocabulary

See also

• Castile (historical region)
• Castile and León
• Castile-La Mancha
• Kingdom of Castile
• Kingdom of León
• Crown of Castile
• Nationalities of Spain
• Castilian people
• Andalusian people

A former kingdom, Castile (Castilla kasˈt̪iʎa or) gradually merged with its neighbors to become the Crown of Castile and later the Kingdom of Spain Castile and León (Castilla y León known formally as the Community of Castile and León is one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain. Castile-La Mancha ( Spanish "Castilla-La Mancha" is an autonomous community of Spain. Kingdom of Castile was one of the medieval kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula. Kingdom of León was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula. The Crown of Castile, as a historic entity is usually considered to have begun in 1230 with the third and definitive union of the two kingdoms of León and Castile Historically, the modern country of Spain was formed by the accretion of several independent Iberian realms ( Asturias, León, Galicia The Castilian people are the inhabitants of those regions in Spain where most people identify themselves as Castilian The Andalusians are an Ethnic group or Nation in Spain centered in Andalusia.

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