adj
Meaning 1
Relating to Dalmatia or its people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Dalmatian
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK, US: /dælˈmeɪ.ʃən/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
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CMU ARPABET: D AE0 L M EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
An extinct Romance language that was once spoken in Dalmatia.
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name
Meaning 3
Serbo-Croatian in general, as spoken in Dalmatia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 4
One of a breed of dog with a short, white coat with dark spots.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: coachdog, carriage dog, plum pudding dog
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noun
Meaning 5
A native or inhabitant of Dalmatia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: demonym
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noun
Meaning 6
Alternative spelling of Dalmatian.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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adjective
Meaning 7
of or relating to Dalmatia or its inhabitants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
Meaning 8
a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: coach dog, carriage dog
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dog, domestic dog, Canis familiaris
Narrower terms: liver-spotted dalmatian
noun
Meaning 9
a native or inhabitant of Dalmatia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: European
History
Etymology
From Dalmatia + -an. The dog breed can be traced back to Croatia and its historical region of Dalmatia.
Across languages
Translations
123 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: dàlmata — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Dutch: Dalmatisch — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Finnish: dalmatialainen — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- French: dalmate — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Friulian: dalmate — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Galician: dálmata — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- German: dalmatisch — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Greek: δαλματικός (dalmatikós) — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Hindi: डैलमेशियाई (ḍailmeśiyāī) — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Hungarian: dalmát — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Hungarian: dalmáciai — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Icelandic: dalmatískur — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Irish: Dalmátach — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Italian: dalmata — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Macedonian: далмати́нски (dalmatínski) — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Malay: Dalmatia — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Polish: dalmatyński — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Polish: dalmacki — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Portuguese: dálmata — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Portuguese: dalmaciano — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Portuguese: dalmatense — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Portuguese: dalmatino — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Russian: далма́тский (dalmátskij) — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Russian: далмати́нский (dalmatínskij) — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Scots: Dalmatie — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Serbo-Croatian: далма̀тӣнскӣ — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Serbo-Croatian: dalmàtīnskī — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Upper Sorbian: dalmatiski — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Spanish: dalmático — relating to Dalmatia or its people
- Albanian: gjuha dalmate — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Albanian: dalmatisht — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Albanian: dalmatishte — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Bulgarian: далмати́нски ези́к (dalmatínski ezík) — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Catalan: dàlmata — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Czech: dalmatština — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Finnish: dalmatia — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- French: dalmate — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Galician: dálmata — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- German: Dalmatisch — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Hungarian: dalmát — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Icelandic: dalmatíska — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Irish: Dalmáitis — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Italian: dalmatico — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Italian: dalmata — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Japanese: ダルマチア語 — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Macedonian: далмати́нски ја́зик (dalmatínski jázik) — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Malay: bahasa Dalmatia — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Portuguese: dálmata — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Portuguese: dalmático — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Romanian: dalmată — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Romanian: limba dalmată — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Russian: далмати́нский язы́к (dalmatínskij jazýk) — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Serbo-Croatian: да̀лматскӣ јѐзик — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Serbo-Croatian: dàlmatskī jèzik — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Spanish: dalmático — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Spanish: dálmata — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Swedish: dalmatiska — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Tajik: далмотияӣ (dalmotiyayi) — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Ukrainian: далмати́нська мо́ва (dalmatýnsʹka móva) — extinct Romance language of Croatia
- Catalan: dàlmata — person from Dalmatia
- Dutch: Dalmatiër — person from Dalmatia
- Dutch: Dalmatische — person from Dalmatia
- Finnish: dalmatialainen — person from Dalmatia
- French: Dalmate — person from Dalmatia
- Galician: dálmata — person from Dalmatia
- German: Dalmatiner — person from Dalmatia
- German: Dalmatinerin — person from Dalmatia
- Greek: Δαλμάτης (Dalmátis) — person from Dalmatia
- Greek: Δαλμάτισσα (Dalmátissa) — person from Dalmatia
- Hindi: डैलमेशियाई (ḍailmeśiyāī) — person from Dalmatia
- Hungarian: dalmát — person from Dalmatia
- Hungarian: dalmáciai — person from Dalmatia
- Icelandic: Dalmatíumaður — person from Dalmatia
- Irish: Dalmátach — person from Dalmatia
- Italian: dalmata — person from Dalmatia
- Macedonian: Далмати́нец (Dalmatínec) — person from Dalmatia
- Macedonian: Далмати́нка (Dalmatínka) — person from Dalmatia
- Malay: orang Dalmatia — person from Dalmatia
- Polish: Dalmatyńczyk — person from Dalmatia
- Polish: Dalmatynka — person from Dalmatia
- Polish: Dalmata — person from Dalmatia
- Polish: Dalmatka — person from Dalmatia
- Portuguese: dálmata — person from Dalmatia
- Portuguese: dalmaciano — person from Dalmatia
- Portuguese: dalmatense — person from Dalmatia
- Russian: далма́т (dalmát) — person from Dalmatia
- Russian: далма́тка (dalmátka) — person from Dalmatia
- Serbo-Croatian: Далмати́нац — person from Dalmatia
- Serbo-Croatian: Далма̀тӣнка — person from Dalmatia
- Serbo-Croatian: Dalmatínac — person from Dalmatia
- Serbo-Croatian: Dalmàtīnka — person from Dalmatia
- Tajik: далмотияӣ (dalmotiyayi) — person from Dalmatia
- Catalan: dàlmata — breed of dog
- Chinese Mandarin: 大麥町 /大麦町 (dàmàitīng) — breed of dog
- Chinese Mandarin: 達爾馬西亞狗 /达尔马西亚狗 (Dá'ěrmǎxīyǎ gǒu) — breed of dog
- Dutch: dalmatiër — breed of dog
- Finnish: dalmatiankoira — breed of dog
- Finnish: dalmatialainen — breed of dog
- French: dalmatien — breed of dog
- French: dalmatienne — breed of dog
- Galician: dálmata — breed of dog
- German: Dalmatiner — breed of dog
- Hungarian: dalmata — breed of dog
- Icelandic: dalmatíuhundur — breed of dog
- Irish: dalmátach — breed of dog
- Italian: dalmata — breed of dog
- Japanese: ダルメシアン (darumeshian) — breed of dog
- Korean: 달마티아 개 (dalmatia gae) — breed of dog
- Lithuanian: dalmatinas — breed of dog
- Macedonian: далмати́нец (dalmatínec) — breed of dog
- Malay: anjing Dalmatia — breed of dog
- Marathi: डॅल्मेशियन (ḍĕlmeśiyan) — breed of dog
- Navajo: łééchąąłkiizh — breed of dog
- Polish: dalmatyńczyk — breed of dog
- Portuguese: dálmata — breed of dog
- Russian: далма́тский дог (dalmátskij dog) — breed of dog
- Russian: далмати́н (dalmatín) — breed of dog
- Russian: далмати́нец (dalmatínec) — breed of dog
- Serbo-Croatian: далмати́нер — breed of dog
- Serbo-Croatian: dalmatíner — breed of dog
- Spanish: dálmata — breed of dog
- Swedish: dalmatin — breed of dog
- Vietnamese: chó đốm — breed of dog
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