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

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

Etymology

Origin of Croatian

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

Example Sentences

He said they were also working with Romanian and Croatian troops.

From BBC

Hundreds of teenage Croatians have reported for compulsory military service – for the first time since their country scrapped the requirement in 2008.

From BBC

DD said most Croatians were "generally friendly", but without the ability to speak the local language, he had struggled to fit in.

From Barron's

The tie as an accessory is thought to date back to the 17th century when the French copied a neckscarf from Croatian mercenaries fighting on behalf of Louis XIV's army.

From Barron's

Jovic was born in California but her father is from Serbia, while her mother is Croatian.

From BBC