Dalmatia
/dælˈmeɪʃə/
Dalmatia proper noun: a historical region of Croatia, on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea.
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Proper noun
Dalmatia
- A historical region of Croatia, on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea.
- A province of the Roman Empire.
Dalmatia meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Tagalog and Malay
Dalmatia in Hindi
- region in Croatia
- डैलमेशिया ḍailmeśiyā
Dalmatia in Marathi
- region in Croatia
- डॅलमेशिया ḍĕlmeśiyā
- Roman province
- डॅलमेशिया ḍĕlmeśiyā, डालमाटिया ḍālmāṭiyā
Dalmatia in Tagalog
- region in Croatia
- Dalmasya
Dalmatia in Malay
- region in Croatia
- Dalmatia
- Roman province
- Dalmatia
Origin of Dalmatia
From Latin Dalmatia, from an Illyrian tribe called the Dalmatae who lived in the region. Believed to be borrowed from Illyrian, akin to Albanian delmë, dele (“sheep”). The toponym Delminium has the same origin.
Words formed from Dalmatia
Questions about Dalmatia
- What does Dalmatia mean?
- Dalmatia means a historical region of Croatia, on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea.
- What is Dalmatia in Hindi?
- Dalmatia in Hindi is डैलमेशिया (ḍailmeśiyā). See Dalmatia meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Dalmatia?
- Dalmatia is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Dalmatia?
- Dalmatia is pronounced /dælˈmeɪʃə/.
Words near Dalmatia in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Dalmatia (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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