Dalmatiannoun [ C ]
uk/dælˈmeɪ.ʃən/us/dælˈmeɪ.ʃən/a big dog with short, white fur and dark spots
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Canines (dogs)
- Afghan hound
- Alsatian
- basset hound
- beagle
- bird dog
- doggy
- fox terrier
- foxhound
- German shepherd
- golden retriever
- mongrel
- mutt
- Pekinese
- pit bull terrier
- pooch
- St Bernard
- terrier
- tracker dog
- vixen
- whelp
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Examples from literature
- The difference between these two breeds consists principally in the size, the Dalmatian being much smaller than the Danish.
- There is a beautiful species of dog, often the inhabitant of the gentleman's stable — the Dalmatian or coach dog.