Dalmatian

1. A native or inhabitant of Dalmatia.
2. also dalmatian A dog of a breed believed to have originated in Dalmatia, having a short, smooth white coat covered with black or dark brown spots. Also called carriage dog, coach dog.

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Dalmatian. (credit: © Ron Kimball)

Breed of dog named after the Adriatic coastal region of Dalmatia, its first definite home. The time and place of the breed's origin are unknown. Though it has served as a guard dog, war dog, fire-department mascot, hunter, shepherd, and performer, it became best known as a coach or carriage dog, functioning as an escort and guard for horse-drawn vehicles. Sleek and short-haired, it is distinguished by its dark-spotted white coat. It stands 19 – 23 in. (48 – 58.5 cm) high and weighs 50 – 55 lbs (23 – 25 kg), and is generally even-tempered and friendly.

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Dalmatian may refer to:

• Dalmatia, a region mainly in the southern part of modern Croatia
• Dalmatians, Croatian inhabitants of Dalmatia
• Dalmatae, an ancient bellicose people mostly classed as an Illyrian tribe
• Dalmatian language, an extinct Romance language
• Dalmatian (dog), a breed of dog, noted for its white coat with either black or liver spots
• Dalmatian Pelican, a large bird native to central Europe.

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Common misspelling(s) of dalmatian

• dalmation

Dansk (Danish)
n. - dalmatiner
adj. - dalmatinsk

Nederlands (Dutch)
Dalmatiër (hond of persoon), Dalmatisch

Français (French)
n. - dalmatien
adj. - dalmatien

Deutsch (German)
n. - Dalmatiner
adj. - dalmatinisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δαλματικός σκύλος, Δαλματός
adj. - δαλματικός

Italiano (Italian)
dalmata

Português (Portuguese)
n. - dálmata (m)
adj. - dálmata

Русский (Russian)
далматинец, тип собаки

Español (Spanish)
n. - dálmata
adj. - dálmata

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dalmatinerhund
adj. - dalmatisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
达尔马提亚人, 达尔马提亚狗, 达尔马提亚的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 達爾馬提亞人, 達爾馬提亞狗
adj. - 達爾馬提亞的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (개) 달마시안
adj. - 달마시안의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ダルマティアの住民, ダルマティア語, ダルメシャン, ダルメシアン
adj. - ダルマティアの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الكلب الدلماسي, نوع من الكلاب ذو حجم متوسط أبيض اللون عليه بقع سودا (صفه) الدلماسي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כלב דלמטי, כלב לבן עם נקודות שחורות, יליד איזור דלמטיה שבחוף המערבי של הבלקן‬
adj. - ‮של איזור דלמטיה‬

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