Dalmatian dog

Dalmatian dog
Dalmatian Dal*ma"tian, a. Of or pertaining to Dalmatia. [1913 Webster]

{Dalmatian dog} (Zo["o]l.), a carriage dog, shaped like a pointer, and having black or bluish spots on a white ground; the coach dog.


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Dalmatian (dog) — Dalmatian Liver spotted Dalmatian Other names Carriage Dog Spotted Coach Dog Firehouse Dog Plum Pudding Dog. Nicknames Dal, Dally Country of origin Croatia (Dalmatia) …   Wikipedia

  • dalmatian dog — noun see dalmatian II, 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dalmatian — may refer to: Dalmatia, a region mainly in the southern part of modern Croatia Dalmatae, an ancient people from the region Dalmatian language, an extinct Romance language Dalmatian (dog), a breed of dog Dalmatian Pelican, a large bird native to… …   Wikipedia

  • Dalmatian — Dal*ma tian, a. Of or pertaining to Dalmatia. [1913 Webster] {Dalmatian dog} (Zo[ o]l.), a carriage dog, shaped like a pointer, and having black or bluish spots on a white ground; the coach dog …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dalmatian — /dal may sheuhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Dalmatia or its people. n. 2. an inhabitant of Dalmatia, esp. a member of the native Slavic speaking people of Dalmatia. 3. Also called coach dog, Dalmatian dog. one of a breed of short haired dogs… …   Universalium

  • Dalmatian — 1810, spotted dog, presumably named for DALMATIA (Cf. Dalmatia), but dog breeders argue over whether there is a Croatian ancestry for the breed, which seems to be represented in Egyptian bas reliefs and Hellenic friezes. Popular in early 1800s as …   Etymology dictionary

  • Dalmatian — ► NOUN 1) a breed of large dog with short white hair and dark spots. 2) a person from Dalmatia, a region in Croatia. ORIGIN the dog is believed to have originally come from Dalmatia …   English terms dictionary

  • Dog Years (film) — Dog Years Directed by Robert Loomis Produced by Cecilia M. Flamme Robert Loomis Written by Robert Loomis Starring R. Michael Caincross Veronica Loomis Joh …   Wikipedia

  • Dalmatian — [dal mā′shən] adj. of Dalmatia or its people n. 1. a person born or living in Dalmatia, esp. a Slavic speaking one 2. a Romance language formerly spoken in Dalmatia 3. any of a breed of large, short haired dog with black or liver colored spots on …   English World dictionary

  • dog — dogless, adj. doglike, adj. /dawg, dog/, n., v., dogged, dogging. n. 1. a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties. 2. any carnivore of the dogfamily Canidae, having prominent canine teeth and, in the wild state, a long and… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”