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Castro is a Romance language (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician) word, originally derived from Latin "Castrum", a pre-Roman military camp or fortification (cf: Greek: kastron; Proto-Celtic: * *Kassrik; Breton: kaer, *kastro). The English-language equivalent is Chester.
It may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Castro (disambiguation)
- Castro Barros (disambiguation)
- Castro Street (disambiguation)
- Castro Station (disambiguation)
- Castro City (disambiguation)
- Brazil
- Castro, Paraná, a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.
- Chile
- Italy
- Castro, Apulia, a comune in the province of Lecce
- the former Roman Catholic Diocese of Castro di Puglia, now a Latin Catholic titular see
- Castro, Lazio, a destroyed town in the province of Viterbo
- the former Roman Catholic Diocese of Castro del Lazio, now a Latin Catholic titular see
- Castro, Lombardy, a comune in the province of Bergamo
- Castel di Castro, 13th century fortified city at the site of modern Cagliari, Sardinia
- A former town within the comune of Oschiri, Sardinia
- the former Roman Catholic Diocese of Castro di Sardegna, now a Latin Catholic titular see
- Switzerland
- United States
- Castro County, Texas
- Castro Cove, an embayment of the San Pablo Bay in Richmond, California
- Castro Creek, a creek in Richmond, California
- Castro Street Station, a Metro station in San Francisco, California
- Castro Theatre, a movie theater in San Francisco, California
- The Castro, San Francisco, a neighborhood in San Francisco, California
- Castro Valley, California, a census-designated place in Alameda County
People
- Castro (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
- House of Castro, Spanish noble family
- de Castro
- Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, Head of the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies of Naples
- Castro (musician), Ghanaian musician
- Cipriano Castro (1854–1924), president of Venezuela
- Fidel Castro (1926–2016), former political leader of Cuba
- Julián Castro (1810–1875), president of Venezuela
- Raúl Castro (born 1931), current political leader of Cuba and Fidel's younger brother
- A nickname of Martin Castrogiovanni (born 1981), Argentine-born Italian rugby player
- Disambiguation
- Ángel Castro (disambiguation)
- Benjamin Castro (disambiguation)
- Carlos Castro (disambiguation)
- Eddie Castro (disambiguation)
- Fernando Castro (disambiguation)
- Fernando Ruiz de Castro (disambiguation)
- Fidel Castro (disambiguation)
- Francisco Castro (disambiguation)
- Israel Castro (disambiguation)
- Jason Castro (disambiguation)
- Jesús Castro (disambiguation)
- Jorge Castro (disambiguation)
- José Castro (disambiguation)
- Joseph Castro (disambiguation)
- Luís Castro (disambiguation)
- Michael Castro (disambiguation)
- Nelson Castro (disambiguation)
- Oscar Castro (disambiguation)
- Pedro Fernández de Castro (disambiguation)
- Plácido de Castro (disambiguation)
- Ramón Castro (disambiguation)
- Raúl Castro (disambiguation)
- Sebastian Castro (disambiguation)
- Sergio de Castro (disambiguation)
Other uses
- Castro culture, Iron-Age, Bronze-Age and Celtic culture in the Northern Iberian Peninsula
- Castros in Spain
- Castro (village), types of settlements of the Castro culture
- Castro (clothing), an Israel-based clothing company
- Wars of Castro, conflict between the Papacy and the Farnese dukes of Parma
- Castro FC, Spanish football team
- Jose Castro House
See also
- Castrum
- Kastro (disambiguation)
- Castor (disambiguation)
- Gastro-, common English-language prefix derived from the ancient Greek gastros ("stomach")
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