dalmatian
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• noun
A breed of medium-sized dog characterized by its distinctive short white coat with dark black or liver-colored spots.
"The firehouse proudly kept a Dalmatian as their traditional mascot."
A native or inhabitant of Dalmatia, a historical region located on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea in modern-day Croatia.
"Many Dalmatians historically relied on fishing and maritime trade due to their coastal geography."
An extinct Romance language formerly spoken in the Dalmatia region of present-day Croatia.
"Linguists study the few surviving records of Dalmatian to understand the evolution of the Romance language family in the Balkans."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Dalmatia, a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea in present-day Croatia. The dog breed was named for its historical association with this region.
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