Croatia

American  

[kroh-ay-shuh, -shee-uh] / kroʊˈeɪ ʃə, -ʃi ə /

noun

1. a republic in southeastern Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Zagreb.

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Croatia British  

/ krəʊˈeɪʃə /

noun

1. Croatian name: Hrvatska. a republic in SE Europe: settled by Croats in the 7th century; belonged successively to Hungary, Turkey, and Austria; formed part of Yugoslavia (1918–91); became independent in 1991 but was invaded by Serbia and fighting continued until 1995; involved in the civil war in Bosnia-Herzegovina (1991–95); joined the European Union in 2013. Language: Croatian. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: kuna. Capital: Zagreb. Pop: 4 475 611 (2013 est). Area: 55 322 sq km (21 359 sq miles)

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Croatia Cultural  

1. Republic in southeastern Europe in the upper western corner of the Balkan Peninsula, bordered to the northwest by Slovenia, to the north by Hungary, to the east by Yugoslavia, to the south and southeast by Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to the west by the Adriatic Sea. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb.

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When Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, fighting broke out between Croats and Croatia's large Serbian minority, who were aided by the Serb-dominated Yugoslavian government. In 1995, Croatian, Serbian, and Bosnian leaders met in the United States and settled on a peace accord. Hostility between Croats and Serbs has a long history; during World War II they fought on opposite sides of a civil war in Yugoslavia.

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Two years after watching his mother hobble with a cane through crowded Dubrovnik, Croatia, Jamie Lafferty was on a far more rugged trip with her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

He denies the charges, as does a second suspect who is fighting extradition from Croatia.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Volodymyr Zhuravlyov is currently fighting extradition from Croatia where he was arrested in August.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Despite this, the Real Madrid man was benched for Jarrell Quansah against Croatia with the pair starting together against the Czech Republic on Tuesday.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

His face was still gaunt, but he was definitely in better shape than when they’d left Croatia.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan