Croatian

American  

[kroh-ey-shuhn, -shee-uhn] / kroʊˈeɪ ʃən, -ʃi ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Croatia, its people, or their language.

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noun

Croatians plural

1. a Croat.

2. Serbo-Croatian as spoken and written in Croatia, differing from Serbian chiefly in its use of the Latin alphabet.

Croatian British  

/ krəʊˈeɪʃən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Croatia, its people, or their language

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noun

1. the language that is spoken in Croatia, formerly regarded as a dialect of Serbo-Croat (Croato-Serb)

2. 1. a native or inhabitant of Croatia

   2. a speaker of Croatian

Usage

See See at Bosnian

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Croatians
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Croatian

First recorded in 1545–55; Croati(a) + -an

Example Sentences

All-female Croatian band Lelek changed the tone with the powerful, folkloric harmonies of Andromeda – which addressed the suppression of women during the Ottoman Empire.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

For nearly a month, a Croatian company has been rolling out what it says is Europe's first robotaxi service on the streets of Zagreb, with AFP among the first journalists to try it on Tuesday.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Despite the often chaotic Croatian traffic and complicated intersections, Verne's head of country operations, Filip Cindric, said most rides are completed "without any intervention".

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

This is the largest single private investment in Croatian history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

When she came, we were invited to the Croatian Hall where she would be speaking.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers