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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Dalmatia area on the Croatian coast, where the breed came from

Dalmatian

 noun
     
Dalmatian
Related topics: Pets, Animals
Dal‧ma‧tian , dalmatian [countable]
HBADHP a large dog with short white hair and black or brown spots
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