Croatian

[kroh-ey-shuhn, -shee-uhn]

adjective

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

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

/ krəʊˈeɪʃən /

adjective

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Croatian¹

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

Example Sentences

But investigators have now said the two people involved drove a Serb-registered car, used a Croatian mobile telephone, and crossed into Belgium a few hours later.

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Thompson staged another huge show at the start of August in Krajina, the stronghold of Croatian Serbs during the war of independence.

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They included a Brazilian national, a Croatian resident and a South African man.

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"Nikola was a great football player, who lived football until his last moment in this world, and who showed great courage in life by overcoming a terrible disease," said Croatian Football Federation president Marijan Kustic.

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"No, now we will see everything," said the 49-year-old Croatian when asked if talks had taken place regarding his future.

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