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dalmatia

/dælˈmeɪʃə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
dal-ma-tia
IPA
/dælˈmeɪʃə/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historical region of Croatia, on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea.

name

A province of the Roman Empire.

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Dalmatian dalmatic

Phrases

Dalmato-

Frequently Paired Words

Illyria Pannonia

Questions

How do you pronounce dalmatia?
The recorded pronunciation is /dælˈmeɪʃə/.
What does dalmatia mean?
A historical region of Croatia, on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea.
Where does dalmatia come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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