Dalmatia

[ dal-mey-shuh ]

/ dælˈmeɪ ʃə /

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noun

a historic region along the Adriatic coast of Croatia: a former Austrian crownland.

a Roman province formed by Emperor Tiberius and called after the tribe inhabiting the area.

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Words nearby Dalmatia

Dallin, Dallis grass, Dall's sheep, dally, Dalmane, Dalmatia, Dalmatian, dalmatic, Dalriada, Dalrymple, dal segno

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How to use Dalmatia in a sentence

It was to meet this situation that the Emperor in July, 1806, hastily sent his former favourite to Dalmatia.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
After peace was declared the new Marshal returned to Dalmatia and took up the threads of his old life.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
At the bottom of all he says about his foolhardiness in Dalmatia there lurks a proud self-satisfaction.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first|Count Carlo Gozzi
Some five thousand square miles of Dalmatia came to Venice at this time and thenceforth her position was assured.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun

Dalmatia, ceded to Austria at Leoben, i. 438;alterations of boundaries near, ii.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane

British Dictionary definitions for Dalmatia

Dalmatia

/ (dælˈmeɪʃə) /

noun

a region of W Croatia along the Adriatic: mountainous, with many offshore islands

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