Dalmatia

Dalmatia
Dalmatia region along the eastern Adriatic coast in what is now Croatia; perhaps from a derivative of PIE *dhal- "to bloom," in a sense of "young animal," in reference to the mountain pastures.

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  • Dalmatĭa — (a. Geogr.), s. Dalmatien …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Dalmatia — [dal mā′shə] region along the Adriatic coast, mostly in Croatia …   English World dictionary

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  • Dalmatia — Lage Dalmatiens im Römischen Reich Dalmatia war eine römische Provinz. Der Name der Provinz ist vom illyrischen Volksstamm der Dalmates abgeleitet. Geschichte 156 v. Chr. unterwarfen die Römer die dalmatischen Illyrer und machten sie… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Dalmatia —    The eastern coast of the Adriatic (q.v.) and its hinterland, from the region of Istria to Kotor, bounded by the Dinaric range, which runs parallel to the coast. It was a Roman province until the fourth century, when it became a diocese (q.v.) …   Historical dictionary of Byzantium

  • Dalmatia —    A mountainous country on the eastern shore of the Adriatic, a part of the Roman province of Illyricum. It still bears its ancient name. During Paul s second imprisonment at Rome, Titus left him to visit Dalmatia (2 Tim. 4:10) for some unknown… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

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