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Dalmatian¹

  • /dælˈmeɪ.ʃən/ UK, US

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

Where it comes from

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

adjective more Dalmatian · most Dalmatian · dalmatian

  1. Relating to Dalmatia or its people.

noun Dalmatians · dalmatian

  1. One of a breed of dog with a short, white coat with dark spots.

    Similar: coachdog, carriage dog, plum pudding dog

  2. demonym A native or inhabitant of Dalmatia.

proper noun dalmatian

  1. An extinct Romance language that was once spoken in Dalmatia.
  2. historical Serbo-Croatian in general, as spoken in Dalmatia.

dalmatian²

noun dalmatians

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of Dalmatian

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adj relating to Dalmatia or its people

Españoldalmático
हिन्दीडैलमेशियाई ḍailmeśiyāī
Portuguêsdálmata, dalmaciano, dalmatense, dalmatino
Françaisdalmate
Deutschdalmatisch
Italianodalmata
Ελληνικάδαλματικός dalmatikós
Русскийдалма́тский dalmátskij, далмати́нский dalmatínskij

noun breed of dog

Españoldálmata
한국어달마티아 개 dalmatia gae
日本語ダルメシアン darumeshian
中文大麥町 /大麦町 dàmàitīng, 達爾馬西亞狗 /达尔马西亚狗 Dá'ěrmǎxīyǎ gǒu
Portuguêsdálmata
Françaisdalmatien, dalmatienne
DeutschDalmatiner
Italianodalmata
Русскийдалма́тский дог dalmátskij dog, далмати́н dalmatín, далмати́нец dalmatínec
Tiếng Việtchó đốm

noun person from Dalmatia

हिन्दीडैलमेशियाई ḍailmeśiyāī
Portuguêsdálmata, dalmaciano, dalmatense
FrançaisDalmate
DeutschDalmatiner, Dalmatinerin
Italianodalmata
ΕλληνικάΔαλμάτης Dalmátis, Δαλμάτισσα Dalmátissa
Русскийдалма́т dalmát, далма́тка dalmátka

name extinct Romance language of Croatia

Españoldalmático, dálmata
日本語ダルマチア語
Portuguêsdálmata, dalmático
Françaisdalmate
DeutschDalmatisch
Italianodalmatico, dalmata
Românădalmată, limba dalmată
Русскийдалмати́нский язы́к dalmatínskij jazýk

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@misc{dalmatian_2026,
  title = {dalmatian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dalmatian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}