castle in English: A very large old stone building with thick walls and tall towers, built long ago to keep the people inside safe from attack. (noun)

Translation

A very large old stone building with thick walls and tall towers, built long ago to keep the people inside safe from attack.

Word origin

From Latin castellum, a little fort, from castrum, a fort. It reached English through Norman French.

Gender

Pluralcastles

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Castles were built high up so that enemies could be seen coming.

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The thick walls were built to stop attacks.

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"Castles" is the plural of "castle".

king

A man who rules a country, often because his father ruled it before him.

queen

A woman who rules a country, or the wife of a king.

wall

A tall, flat side of a room or building, or one that stands outside.

stone

A small, hard piece of rock that you can pick up in your hand.

prince

The son of a king or a queen.

kingdom

A country that a king or a queen rules.

tower

A tall narrow building, or the tall part of a larger building.

palace

A very large and beautiful house where a king or a queen lives.

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