Castle

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A surname transferred from the common noun referring to someone who lived in or worked in a castle

proper noun

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A surname transferred from the common noun referring to someone who lived in or worked in a castle
2
Castle class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR
3
The first part of the name of certain nuclear tests by the US: Castle Bravo, Castle Romeo, Castle Yankee etc. See Operation Castle.
4
University College, Durham, a constituent college located in Durham Castle
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A place name: A hamlet in Bowerchalke parish, south-west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0122).
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A place name: A community (without a council) in Cardiff, Wales; it includes Cardiff Castle.
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A place name: A community (without a council) in Swansea, Wales; it includes Swansea Castle.
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A place name: A town in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States, derived from the surname.

Etymology

English surname, from the noun castle.

Forms

plural: Castles

Castillo · A habitational surname from Spanish, from Spanish castillo…casting · The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers,…castle · A large residential building or compound that is fortified…

Castle · A surname transferred from the common noun referring to someone who lived in or worked in a castle

castor · A hat made from the fur of the beaver.Castor · One of the Dioscuri Castro · A surname from Spanish.

The neighbouring pages — Alphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.