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Croat

American  
[kroh-at, -aht] / ˈkroʊ æt, -ɑt /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.

Croat British  
/ ˈkrəʊæt /

noun

    1. a native or inhabitant of Croatia

    2. a speaker of Croatian

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noun

  1. another word for Croatian

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Usage

See See at Bosnian

Example Sentences

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The Croat denied any wrongdoing and was reinstated later that year.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

The French word "cravate" was derived from "Hrvat", the Croatian word for a Croat.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

Each was still a Croat, Serb or Bosnian, but they were also, in a real sense, family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Chinese, Indians, Egyptians, Emiratis and Iranians are all among the victims, together with a Serbian, a Croat and a Bosniak, Nsaibia added.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

South-west of the Carpathians live the Slovaks; in Croatia and Servia the Croat Serbs; and in the provinces south-east of the Carpathians are the Rusniaks or Ruthenians.

From Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century by Adams, W. H. Davenport

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