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Dalmatian.

Relating to Dalmatia or its people.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/dælˈmeɪ.ʃən/UK, US
  1. Relating to Dalmatia or its people.

Where this word comes from

From Dalmatia + -an. The dog breed can be traced back to Croatia and its historical region of Dalmatia.

noun/dælˈmeɪ.ʃən/UK, US
  1. One of a breed of dog with a short, white coat with dark spots.

  2. A native or inhabitant of Dalmatia.

    demonym
Where this word comes from

From Dalmatia + -an. The dog breed can be traced back to Croatia and its historical region of Dalmatia.

name/dælˈmeɪ.ʃən/UK, US
  1. An extinct Romance language that was once spoken in Dalmatia.

  2. Serbo-Croatian in general, as spoken in Dalmatia.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Dalmatia + -an. The dog breed can be traced back to Croatia and its historical region of Dalmatia.

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