Dalmatia

[dal-mey-shuh]

noun

1. a historic region along the Adriatic coast of Croatia: a former Austrian crownland.

2. a Roman province formed by Emperor Tiberius and called after the tribe inhabiting the area.

Dalmatia

/ dælˈmeɪʃə /

noun

1. a region of W Croatia along the Adriatic: mountainous, with many offshore islands

Example Sentences

In the early 1980s, Austrian amateur entomologist Robert Hentscholek collected three specimens of a moth species in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, which were integrated into his collection or given to colleagues without being identified.

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Roberta stayed on as her brother’s home aide and business partner; together they had been rehabilitating a historical bar he had bought, the Dalmatia.

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“Capital of Dalmatia! Birthplace of Diocletian! But before that, long before that, it was the home of Cupid.”

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Prosek is a sweet wine made in Dalmatia with dried native Croatian grapes, none of them Glera, and may be red or white.

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Currently, I'm partial to smothering a hearty piece of toast with Dalmatia Imports' tangerine spread.

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