Dalmatia
/dælˈmeɪʃə/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A historical region of Croatia, on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea.
- 2 A province of the Roman Empire. historical
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.