Castle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a large and stately mansion

a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæsəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɑːtʃˈɒɹiəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɑːtʃˈɒɹiəɹ/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈæsəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

palace rook castling

Parts of Speech

noun	a large and stately mansion
noun	a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack
noun	(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
noun	interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
verb	move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king

Word Forms

palatial	adjective	suitable for or like a palace
castle	verb	move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king
castle	noun	(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
castling	noun	interchanging the positions of the king and a rook

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schloss

ein großes und stattliches Herrenhaus

🇫🇷French

château

un grand et majestueux manoir

🇪🇸Spanish

castillo

una mansión grande y señorial

🇮🇹Italian

castello

un palazzo grande e maestoso

🇳🇱Dutch

kasteel

een groot en statig herenhuis

🇵🇹Portuguese

castelo

uma grande e imponente mansão

🇷🇺Russian

замок

большой и величественный особняк

India

🇮🇳Hindi

किला

एक बड़ी और आलीशान हवेली

🇧🇩Bengali

দুর্গ

একটি বড় এবং রাজকীয় প্রাসাদ

🇮🇳Tamil

கோட்டை

ஒரு பெரிய மற்றும் கம்பீரமான மாளிகை

🇮🇳Telugu

కోట

ఒక పెద్ద మరియు గంభీరమైన భవనం

🇮🇳Marathi

किल्ला

एक मोठा आणि भव्य वाडा

🇮🇳Gujarati

કિલ્લો

એક વિશાળ અને ભવ્ય હવેલી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೋಟೆ

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಮತ್ತು ಭವ್ಯವಾದ ಮಹಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോട്ട

വലുതും ഗംഭീരവുമായ ഒരു മാളിക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ ਮਹਿਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

قلعہ

ایک بڑی اور شاندار حویلی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

城堡

一座大而庄严的宅邸

🇯🇵Japanese

城

大きくて立派な邸宅

🇰🇷Korean

성

크고 당당한 저택

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lâu đài

một lâu đài lớn và trang nghiêm

🇹🇭Thai

ปราสาท

คฤหาสน์หลังใหญ่และโอ่อ่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

kastil

sebuah rumah besar dan megah

🇵🇭Filipino

kastilyo

isang malaki at marangal na mansyon

🇲🇾Malay

istana

sebuah rumah agam yang besar dan tersergam indah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قلعة

قصر كبير وفخم

🇮🇷Persian

قلعه

عمارت بزرگ و باشکوه

🇹🇷Turkish

kale

büyük ve görkemli bir konak

🇮🇱Hebrew

טִירָה

אחוזה גדולה וממלכתית

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