Castellano · Peninsular Spanish
The standard variety of Spain, centred on Madrid and the historical kingdom of Castile. Distinguished from American varieties by the distinción between /θ/ and /s/.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 40.42°, -3.70°
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Miami Spanish
The Spanish of the Cuban-American community of Florida, especially Miami. A Caribbean Spanish variety with substantial English contact features and a distinctive bilingual code-switching register.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 25.76°, -80.19°
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DialectCastilian SpanishThe standard variety of Spain, centred on Madrid and the historical kingdom of Castile. Distinguished from American varieties by the distinción between /θ/ and /s/.DialectCuban-American SpanishThe Spanish of the Cuban-American community of Florida, especially Miami. A Caribbean Spanish variety with substantial English contact features and a distinctive bilingual code-switching register.CompareAndalusian Spanish vs Castilian SpanishAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Spanish and the dialects within it.