One of a breed of dog with a short, white coat with dark spots.
dalmatians
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dalmatians.
Editorial note
When the 101 dalmatians movie was released, there was also an uptick in demand for dalmatians.
Quick take
One of a breed of dog with a short, white coat with dark spots.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of dalmatians gathered in one view.
An extinct Romance language that was once spoken in Dalmatia.
Alternative spelling of Dalmatian. [One of a breed of dog with a short, white coat with dark spots.]
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for dalmatians.
noun
One of a breed of dog with a short, white coat with dark spots.
noun
An extinct Romance language that was once spoken in Dalmatia.
noun
Alternative spelling of Dalmatian. [One of a breed of dog with a short, white coat with dark spots.]
noun
(demonym) A native or inhabitant of Dalmatia.
Example sentences
When the 101 dalmatians movie was released, there was also an uptick in demand for dalmatians.
Moana Frozen Lego movie Mulan 101 Dalmatians Super Mario Bros —— Having kids does that to you.
The character designs for 101 Dalmatians were incredibly expensive, and they blamed the spots on the dogs.
Napoleon was pretty horrible, yet even the enslaved Dalmatians forgot what he did and praise him for building roads.
Basically the only easter egg for adults in 101 Dalmatians is the What's My Crime TV show.
Part of the reason Bluth left was that cost control controls were put into place because of how expensive Dalmatians was.
Plus because of the kids, I got tired of renting Lion King or 101 Dalmatians etc.
I think there was a lost opportunity with the latest 101 dalmatians remake.
Perhaps Dalmatians should be allowed to go extinct.
No dalmatians, but there's a dalmatian rescue.
And now you're coordinating 101 dalmatians.
Compare 101 Dalmatians ('61) with Snow White ('37) and the newer one looks cheaper because it's cheaply made - copy machine tech instead of artists for part of the process.
Quote examples
Disney’s 2021 “Cruella,” based on the 101 Dalmatians franchise, has a main villain who tries to kill her own daughter.
Disney also developed Xerox animation [1], which is cheaper than traditional animation, but which gave 101 Dalmatians a very nice "sketchy", artsy look.
--- [1] Okay, this is less "eugenics" and more "euteratogenics" plus a little "euepigenics." But we're making people here, not show-grade Dalmatians; we care about more than their potential as good breeding stock.
Proper noun examples
We saw technological innovations like Disney’s Xerox machine technique that was used for 101 Dalmatians, and of course we saw computer animation basically decimate hand-drawn animation almost entirely.
One of the very senior people I've gotten a chance to work with had her hair color being split in half right down the middle - half black half white (ala Cruella from Disney's 101 Dalmatians).
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use dalmatians in a sentence?
When the 101 dalmatians movie was released, there was also an uptick in demand for dalmatians.
What does dalmatians mean?
One of a breed of dog with a short, white coat with dark spots.
What part of speech is dalmatians?
dalmatians is commonly used as noun.