DALMATIAN
Dictionary entry overview: What does Dalmatian mean?
• DALMATIAN (noun)
The noun DALMATIAN has 2 senses:
1. a native or inhabitant of Dalmatia
2. a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia
Familiarity information: DALMATIAN used as a noun is rare.
• DALMATIAN (adjective)
The adjective DALMATIAN has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to Dalmatia or its inhabitants
Familiarity information: DALMATIAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DALMATIAN (noun)
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Dalmatia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Dalmatian" is a kind of...):
European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)
Holonyms ("Dalmatian" is a member of...):
Dalmatia (a historical region of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea; mountainous with many islands)
Meaning:
A large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
carriage dog; coach dog; dalmatian
Hypernyms ("dalmatian" is a kind of...):
Canis familiaris; dog; domestic dog (a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dalmatian"):
liver-spotted dalmatian (a brown-spotted dalmatian)
• DALMATIAN (adjective)
Meaning:
Of or relating to Dalmatia or its inhabitants
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Dalmatia (a historical region of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea; mountainous with many islands)
