Dalmatian
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- adjective
- /ˌdælˈmeɪʃən/
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dálmata
- After resting, they continue on the trail; after a while, a Dalmatian trots up to them.
- Dalmatian coast
- Dalmatian archipelago
Examples
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Do you really have two hours a day to give a Dalmatian all the exercise it needs?
Blog text (3) -
Questions are being raised over whether her coat was real Dalmatian.
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Maybe up the dalmatian coast, huh?
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Black angel hair pasta with Dalmatian sauce.
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Choosing a restaurant from Hvar Town's excellent selection of Dalmatian fare can be daunting.
Blog text (32) -
A feisty Dalmatian puppy, Elvis, barks his welcome from behind a fence.
Fiction book (2000) -
From 1420, all of the Dalmatian archipelago and parts of the Dalmatian coast were under Venetian rule until the Republic's fall in 1797.
Academic text (1993) -
Dalmatian accents remain Venetian, and most small harbors have a bell tower, a chapel, and a promenade.
Academic text (2000) -
The Dalmatian coast is famous for its stunning scenery and beautiful beaches.
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Many tourists visit the charming towns along the Dalmatian coast every summer.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Dalmatian = Dalmatia (transparent) = Dalmat + ian
Adjectival use formed from the place name with the regular suffix '-ian', so 'relating to Dalmatia' is directly derivable.
Etymology
Dalmatian comes from the place name Dalmatia and is used to describe people or things from that region, so calling something 'Dalmatian' means it is from or connected to Dalmatia.