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

See Examples For:

Croatian Croatians

The research was carried out through a collaboration between the Department for Underwater Archaeology of the Croatian Conservation Institute and the 'ADRIBOATS' program of the Centre Camille Jullian at Aix-Marseille University in France.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

Zhuravlyov worked as an advisor for the film, according to media reports AFP was unable to immediately verify with German or Croatian authorities.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

With that, the 30-year-old matched the record tally also held by Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Croatian discus thrower Sandra Elkasevic.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Later on Friday, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic visited the affected area, where he praised the work of emergency crews.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

“And why would Reyna think that? Because you’ve always had a mad fascination with Croatian culture?”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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 ● Feb. 16, 2026

But she says that Croatians are deadly serious about trying to offer Europe's best Christmas market.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025

The amendment - which would also add a formal mention of other groups, including Croatians, Montenegrins, Slovenians and Jews - requires an enhanced two-thirds Parliamentary majority for approval.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 25, 2023

Jure Bracanovic, 59, one of the few Croatians still working at the restaurant, told me that nothing is more Dalmatian than fresh fish on the grill, one of Tadich’s specialties.

From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2023

Croatians and Dalmatians We can only mention the remaining nationalities of the Slavic group.

From Aliens or Americans? by Howard B. (Howard Benjamin) Grose