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Dalmatia
Dalmatia (Dalmacija), Croatia‐Bosnia and Herzegovina, USA Illyricum Superior Croatia: a region on the Adriatic coast including offshore islands. It is probably named after an Illyrian tribe, the Delmatae, who may have taken their name from the Albanian delmë ‘sheep’ to denote sheep breeders. During its eventful history the region has been under the rule of the Illyrians, Greeks, Romans, Goths, Byzantines, Hungarians, Bosnians, Tatars, Croats, Serbs, Venetians, Sicilians, Normans, Ottoman Turks, Austrians, Italians, and Yugoslavs. The previous name, Upper Illyricum, probably gave way to Dalmatia during the Roman Flavian dynasty (69–96), having become a Roman province. Dalmatia includes some 12 miles (19 km) of Bosnian coastline. It has given its name to the Dalmatian breed of dog, although the dogs were probably brought in to guard the borders and did not originate here.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Dalmatia." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Dalmatia." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Dalmatia.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Dalmatia." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Dalmatia.html |
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Dalmatia
Dalmatia Region of Croatia on the e coast of the Adriatic; the provincial capital is Split. From the 10th century it was divided n/s between Croatia and Serbia. By 1420, after centuries of fighting, most of Dalmatia was controlled by Venice. The Treaty of Campo Formio (1797) ceded the region to Austria. After World War 1 it became part of Yugoslavia. The coastline, a popular tourist destination since the 1960s, stretches along the Adriatic from Rijeka to the border with Montenegro. Most of the inland area is mountainous. In 1991, following Croatia's secession from the Yugoslav federation, Dalmatia was the scene of heavy fighting between Croats and Serbs. Other major cities in the region include Zadar (the historic capital) and Dubrovnik. Area: 4524sq km (1747sq mi). Pop. (2001) 467,899.
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"Dalmatia." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Dalmatia." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Dalmatia.html "Dalmatia." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Dalmatia.html |
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Dalmatia
Dalmatia an ancient region in what is now SW Croatia, comprising mountains and a narrow coastal plain along the Adriatic, together with offshore islands, which once formed part of the Roman province of Illyricum. Dalmatian dogs are so named because they are believed to have originated in Dalmatia in the 18th century.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Dalmatia." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Dalmatia." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Dalmatia.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Dalmatia." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Dalmatia.html |
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Dalmatia." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Dalmatia." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Dalmatia.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Dalmatia." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Dalmatia.html |
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Dalmatia
•Asher, clasher, Falasha, flasher, lasher, masher, Natasha, pasha, rasher, Sasha, slasher, smasher, thrasher
•haberdasher • gatecrasher • Marsha
•rancher
•flesher, fresher, pressure, thresher
•welsher
•adventure, bencher, censure, dementia, front-bencher, trencher, venture, wencher
•backbencher • acupressure
•acacia, Asia, Croatia, Dalmatia, ex gratia, geisha
•Lucretia, magnesia, Rhodesia, Venetia
•Fischer, fisher, fissure, justiciar, Laetitia, militia, Patricia, Phoenicia, Tricia
•clincher, flincher, lyncher, wincher
•Frobisher • furbisher • brandisher
•Yiddisher • kingfisher • establisher
•embellisher
•abolisher, demolisher, polisher
•publisher • skirmisher • replenisher
•finisher • punisher
•burnisher, furnisher
•perisher
•flourisher, nourisher
•Britisher • ravisher • languisher
•vanquisher • well-wisher
•extinguisher • Elisha
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"Dalmatia." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Dalmatia." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Dalmatia.html "Dalmatia." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Dalmatia.html |
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