Dalmatia
Americannoun
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a historic region along the Adriatic coast of Croatia: a former Austrian crownland.
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a Roman province formed by Emperor Tiberius and called after the tribe inhabiting the area.
noun
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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.
From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2023
For instance, in 1915, Italy had been promised territory in Dalmatia in return for joining the Allied cause but was forced to relinquish it due to Wilson’s opposition.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
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.
From Washington Post • May 15, 2022
Prosek is a sweet wine made in Dalmatia with dried native Croatian grapes, none of them Glera, and may be red or white.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2021
“Whose palace? And is Dalmatia where those Dalmatian dogs come from? That 101 Dalmatians movie—I still have nightmares.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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