dalmatiër

Etymology
From, person associated with the coastal region of Dalmatia (in Dutch , the root of the word), presently in Croatia; on account of the similar black-on-white spots on the ermine a royal dalmatic is made of; there exists a popular etymology, only 'applicable' to Dutch, that the dog breed was named after its suitability for geodetic registrations of the of a.

Noun

 * 1) A canine Dalmatian, a white, black-spotted breed of dog.