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# dalmatian

«dalmatian» in Mova's school dictionary: **A large dog with short white fur covered in black or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a Dalmatian, Dalmatians); adjective (Dalmatian)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A large dog with short white fur covered in black or brown spots. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dalmatian/#m1)

2) Dalmatian: from Dalmatia, a coastal region of Croatia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dalmatian/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories the most famous Dalmatians are in «101 Dalmatians». In history Dalmatians ran beside horse-drawn carriages and fire engines, so they are linked with firefighters in the USA. Puppies are born pure white and their spots appear later. Phrases: «a Dalmatian puppy», «101 Dalmatians».

### examples

- A Dalmatian has black spots on white fur. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dalmatian/#x1)
- Dalmatian puppies are born without spots. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dalmatian/#x2)
- In the film, Cruella wanted the Dalmatians' fur for a coat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dalmatian/#x3)
- Fire stations in America sometimes keep a Dalmatian. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dalmatian/#x4)
- Dalmatians need lots of exercise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dalmatian/#x5)
- Split is a city on the Dalmatian coast of Croatia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dalmatian/#x6)

### note

Often written with a capital D. Spelled -tian, not -shun or -sion. Dalmatians are not always friendly to strangers; they need training.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dalmatian» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dalmatian/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.