DALMATIAN

dălmāˈshən, breed of hardy, strong-bodied nonsporting dog probably developed in the Austrian province of Dalmatia (now Croatia) several hundred years ago. It stands from 19 to 23 in. (48.3–58.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 35 to 50 lb (15.9–22.7 kg). Its short, dense, hard coat is glossy white with black or dark-brown spots. Long associated with horses and valued for its speed, endurance, and dependable nature, the Dalmatian has also been called the coach dog and the firehouse dog. In addition to its historical service as protector and companion to carriages, it has also successfully assumed many other roles, e.g., sentinel, draft animal, shepherd, sporting dog, and circus performer. Today it is largely raised as a companion and pet. See dog.

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books on: Dalmatian  - 1327 results

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The Life and Works of Vittorio Carpaccio
Book by Pompeo Molmenti, Gustav Ludwig, Robert H. Hobart Cust; John Murray, 1907
Subjects: Carpaccio, Vittore--1455?-1525?
...wanting among the Dalmatians, and we have records...prove to us that this Dalmatian Zuccato is really the...Schiavone with another Dalmatian painter, Andrea da...sixteenth century another Dalmatian painter of note was...the Oratory of the Dalmatians was published by Gualandi...
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Destruction and Conservation of Cultural Property
Book by Robert Layton, Peter G. Stone, Julian Thomas; Routledge, 2001
Subjects: Antiquities--Collection And Preservation, Architecture--Mutilation, Defacement, Etc, Church Buildings--Vandalism, Cultural Property--Protection, Ethnic Conflict, Historic Sites--Conservation And Restoration, Vandalism
...monument destruction and protection in the Central Dalmatian Islands S. CACE, S. FORENBAHER, V. GAFFNEY...THE ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF THE CENTRAL DALMATIAN ISLANDS The Central Dalmatian Islands are among the most beautiful in the Mediterranean...
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Nationalism and Federalism in Yugoslavia, 1962-1991
Book by Sabrina P. Ramet; Indiana University Press, 1992
Subjects: Nationalism--Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia--Politics And Government--1945-1980, Yugoslavia--Politics And Government--1980-1992
...Croats, and Slovenes, Dalmatian consciousness came...local identity among Dalmatians, Istrians, Slavonians...necessary to condemn Dalmatian autonomism as a "unitarist...reason to believe that Dalmatian autonomism was reviving...Croatian nation into "Dalmatians" and Croats. But...
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Italy at the Paris Peace Conference
Book by René Albrecht-Carrié; Columbia University Press, 1938
Subjects: Paris Peace Conference--(1919-1920)--Italy
...all troops from, those parts of the Istrian and Dalmatian islands and the Dalmatian mainland not mentioned in paragraphs 6 and 7...immediately withdrawn from all parts of the Istrian and Dalmatian islands and Dalmatian mainland not mentioned in...
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The Cambridge Modern History - Vol. 1
Book by A. W. Ward, G. W. Prothero, Stanley Leathes; University Press, 1902
Subjects: History, Modern
...This war was entirely successful. The Dalmatian coast towns recognised the Doge as "Duke...existence, supremacy in the Adriatic. The Dalmatian cities were now open to her merchants. The Dalmatian sea-board furnished a food supply which...
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Aspects of Identity-construction and Cultural Mimicry among Dalmatian Sailors in the Roman Navy*
Journal article by Danijel Dzino; Antichthon, Vol. 44, 2010
Subjects: Construction, Identity, Sailors, Society
...the same peoples Dalmatians and Pannonians...they were from the Dalmatian or the Pannonian...there were some Dalmatians, but only one...to have had his Dalmatian identity inscribed...were perceived as Dalmatians, in other situations...matrices, Roman and Dalmatian, throughout their...
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Exchange and Social Stratification in the Eastern Adriatic: A Graph-Theoretic Model
Journal article by Bojka Milicic; Ethnology, Vol. 32, 1993
Subjects: Dalmatia, Croatia--Social aspects, Exchange--Social aspects, Graph theory--Research, Islands of the Adriatic--Social aspects, Social classes--Research
...decisive factor. The ecology of the Dalmatian archipelago allows for little differentiation...maintain the most important position in the Dalmatian archipelago during the entire period...of stopovers of ships sailing between Dalmatian ports. The wealth acquired from fees...
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Identity Formation and Music: a Case Study of Croatian Experience
Journal article by Miroslav Mavra, Lori McNeil; Human Architecture, Vol. 5, 2007
Subjects: Cultural identity, Identity, Musical performances, Poetry, Theory, War
...coliseum in Istria; the sonorous tones of Dalmatian klapa singing with the high pitched plucks...source of identity and pride for the Dalmatian coastline, and then later as a musical...klapa singing is seen as quintessentially Dalmatian, but also invokes images of Croatia...
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D'Annunzio, Fiume & Fascism: Robert Pearce Examines the Career of Mussolini's Forerunner
Journal article by Robert Pearce; History Review, 2009
Subjects: D'Annunzio, Gabriele--Biography, Italian poets--Biography
...gaining the Tyrol, Trieste, part of the Dalmatian coast and several islands in the Aegean...the Istrian peninsula, Zadar on the Dalmatian coast and a few small islands in the Adriatic; Yugoslavia got the rest of the Dalmatian coast. Crucially, there was compromise...
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Blackened Faces and a Veiled Woman: The Early Korcula Moreska
Journal article by Max Harris, Lada Cale Feldman; Comparative Drama, Vol. 37, 2003
Subjects: Folk drama--History, Folk drama--Influence, Folk-drama--History, Folk-drama--Influence, Korcula Island--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Korcula Island--Social aspects, Spanish culture--History, Spanish culture--Influence
...of the young woman in the Italian and Dalmatian morescas may indicate a regional continuity...Moors, Turks, and Christians on the Dalmatian coast before the first reference to the...womans legitimate betrothed. (In several Dalmatian dialects, mori--like the Italian...
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Dalmatian Sun and Wine : A Sunny Landscape, Bounteous Grapes, and a Newfound Freedom Make the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia the Perfect Place to Explore Some Excellent Yet-to-Be-Discovered Wines
Magazine article by Linda Joyce Forristal; World and I, Vol. 14, September 1999
Subjects: Croatia--Description and travel, Wine and wine making--Croatia, Wine making--Croatia
Dalmatian Sun and Wine : A Sunny Landscape, Bounteous...Grapes, and a Newfound Freedom Make the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia the Perfect Place to...geographical curiosities--a narrow stretch of Dalmatian coast at Neum conceded to Bosnia creates...
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Vacationing in Croatia
Magazine article by Matthew Stevenson; American Scholar, Vol. 69, Summer 2000
Subjects: Croatia--Description and travel, Travel industry--Yugoslavia
...might drift in the soft currents off the Dalmatian coastline. If the lightning warfare...Continental Timetable, I discovered Dalmatian and Istrian Travel and its proprietor...Europe. As we ate, we recalled the Dalmatian coast as though it were a familiar poem...
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Bred to Death
Magazine article by Sara Peck; In These Times, Vol. 34, June 2010
Subjects: American Kennel Club--AKC, Breeding of animals, Clubs, Cruelty to animals, Dogs, Federal regulation, United States
...what you want in a pet," says Patti Strand, a longtime Dalmatian breeder who sits on the board of the American Kennel Club...saying that most breeders are responsible. Strand, the Dalmatian breeder who sits on the board of the AKC, opposes regulation...
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Of Cabbages and Emperors - after Twenty-One Stressful Years as Roman Emperor, Diocletian Retired to the Peaceful Gardens of His Hometown to Grow Cabbages
Magazine article by Linda Joyce Forristal; World and I, Vol. 15, June 2000
Subjects: Cabbage--History, Diocletian--Behavior, Heads of state, Roman emperors--Behavior, Rome (Ancient), Split, Croatia--Description and travel
...Roman emperor from a.d. 284 to 305, returned to the Dalmatian coast when he retired in order, at least in part, to grow...vertical stalk and were not tightly compacted into a head. See "Dalmatian Sun and Wine," The World I, September 1999. When I visited...
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In the Light Lane
Magazine article; NEA Today, Vol. 18, February 2000
...Kindergarten student Avery made a handmade card for me with a Dalmatian on the cover. Inside the card was a gift certificate...local bookstore, because Avery wanted to make a little "Dalmatian" to the library. PJ Charnofsky Rolling Hills Estates...
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Forget 101 Dalmatians. 16 Are Driving Me Dotty!
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 18, 2011
Forget 101 Dalmatians. 16 Are Driving...appear 16 frisky dalmatian puppies, tumbling...her much-loved dalmatian Milly at the end...of pups born to dalmatians is just eight...Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians. Each prospective...of taking on a dalmatian (the breed needs...
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Forget 101 Dalmatians ... 16 Are Driving Me Dotty!
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 16, 2011
Forget 101 Dalmatians ... 16 Are Driving...appear 16 frisky dalmatian puppies, tumbling...her much-loved dalmatian Milly at the end...of pups born to dalmatians is eight. And...Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians. Each prospective...of taking on a dalmatian (the Kennel Club...
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Forget 101 Dalmatians ... 16 Are Driving Me Dotty! Think Your Brood Are Unruly? Meet Snoopy, Lexi, Butch and Co -- and the Mothers (Human and Canine) Having a Spot of Bother Keeping Them in Line
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 16, 2011
Forget 101 Dalmatians ... 16 Are Driving...appear 16 frisky dalmatian puppies, tumbling...her much-loved dalmatian Milly at the end...of pups born to dalmatians is eight. And...Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians. Each prospective...of taking on a dalmatian (the Kennel Club...
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PORKIES! ELCLUSIVE Fitness Drive Helps Dumpy Dalmatian Shed 5st
Newspaper article; The People (London, England), April 30, 2006
...ELCLUSIVE Fitness Drive Helps Dumpy Dalmatian Shed 5st. Byline: By MATT GLASS SPOT the difference... Harley the Dalmatian once tipped the scales at 11 stone...was twice the weight of a normal Dalmatian when he was taken in by the RSPCA...
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FREE Super 101 Dalmatians Album and Stickers for You!
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), December 8, 1996
...fabulous FREE 101 Dalmatians album and a FREE...of stickers. Dalmatian fever is about...Walt Disneys 101 Dalmatians live action film...album. So go Dalmatian dotty with Panini...your FREE 101 Dalmatians album and packet...
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encyclopedia articles on: Dalmatian  - 23 results

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Dalmatian
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DALMATIAN dalma sh n, breed of hardy, strong-bodied nonsporting dog probably...horses and valued for its speed, endurance, and dependable nature, the Dalmatian has also been called the coach dog and the firehouse dog. In addition...
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Italy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Hungary. At the Paris Peace Conference, Italy obtained S Tyrol, Trieste, Istria, part of Carniola, and several of the Dalmatian islands. Italian possession of the Dodecanese was confirmed. However, these terms granted far less than the Allies had...
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Hvar
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Gr. Pharos, Ital. Lesina, island (1991 est. pop. 11,400), 112 sq mi (290 sq km), in the Adriatic Sea off the Dalmatian coast, Croatia. Fruit growing, cattle raising, and fishing are the chief occupations. The island is also a leading tourist...
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Zadar
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ZADAR za dar, Ital. Zara, city (1991 pop. 176,343), W Croatia, on the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea. A seaport and a tourist center, it has industries that produce liqueur, processed fish, textiles...
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BraČ
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BRAC brach, Ital. Brazza, island (1991 pop. 13,824), 152 sq mi (394 sq km), off the Dalmatian coast in the Adriatic Sea, Croatia. It is a popular summer resort and tourist spot. Supetar (Ital. San Pietro ), a small...
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