Ciarënzia

Ladin

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Carantania. Possibly of Celtic origin, compare Proto-Celtic *karants (“friend”). The Latin toponym was also borrowed into Slavic as Proto-Slavic *korǫtanъ (with an adjective Proto-Slavic *korǫtьskъ).

Proper noun

Ciarënzia f

  1. (historical) Carinthia (a former duchy and historical region of Central Europe, now split politically between Austria and Slovenia):
    1. Carinthia (a state of Austria)
    2. Carinthia (a traditional region in northern Slovenia)
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