Dalmatian
Americanadjective
noun
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Also called (esp formerly): carriage dog. coach dog. a large breed of dog having a short smooth white coat with black or (in liver-spotted dalmatians) brown spots
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a native or inhabitant of Dalmatia
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Dalmatian
First recorded in 1575–85; Dalmati(a) + -an
Vocabulary lists containing dalmatian
Example Sentences
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He has described the prehistoric-looking Dalmatian pelicans, which “have eyes of such tremulous glacial depths—the bluish-gray sclera like an ice sheet being cored by the black iris—that they appear to hold entire worlds inside them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Two layered discs carved out of Dalmatian jasper support a pink-hued thulite bowl; the materials were selected by the brand’s gemologists and cut and polished by lapidaries to bring out their full character.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2024
A woman had bought a Dalmatian from a breeder, and she did not like the way it was behaving around her children.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2024
Furthermore, the collecting location in Podgora is not in close proximity to a port, and during the Yugoslavian era, the traffic in Dalmatian ports was rather limited.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2023
“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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