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Dalmatia

  • /dælˈmeɪʃə/

Where it comes from

From Latin Dalmatia, from an Illyrian tribe called the Dalmatae who lived in the region. Believed to be borrowed from Illyrian, akin to Albanian delmë, dele (“sheep”). The toponym Delminium has the same origin.

proper noun

  1. A historical region of Croatia, on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea.
  2. historical A province of the Roman Empire.

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name region in Croatia

EspañolDalmacia
中文達爾馬提亞 /达尔马提亚 Dá'ěrmǎtíyà
हिन्दीडैलमेशिया ḍailmeśiyā
PortuguêsDalmácia
FrançaisDalmatie
DeutschDalmatien
ItalianoDalmazia
RomânăDalmația
РусскийДалма́ция Dalmácija

name Roman province

EspañolDalmacia
中文达尔马提亚 Dá'ěrmǎtíyà
PortuguêsDalmácia
FrançaisDalmatie
DeutschDalmatien
ItalianoDalmazia
РусскийДалма́ция Dalmácija

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"Dalmatia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dalmatia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Dalmatia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dalmatia

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"Dalmatia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dalmatia.

BibTeX
@misc{dalmatia_2026,
  title = {Dalmatia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dalmatia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}