How to Pronounce Dalmatia
dal-MAY-shih-uh
Dalmatia is pronounced dal-MAY-shih-uh (dælˈmeɪʃiə): four syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: Dal-MAY-shuh, dal-MAY-shee-uh.
What does Dalmatia mean?
Dalmatia means “deceitful lamps; vain brightness”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was 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 purpose. Paul had himself formerly preached in that region (Rom. 15:19). The present Emperor of Austria bears, among his other titles, that of “King of Dalmatia.”
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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