Croatian
Americanadjective
noun
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Croatians
plural
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a Croat.
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Serbo-Croatian as spoken and written in Croatia, differing from Serbian chiefly in its use of the Latin alphabet.
adjective
noun
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the language that is spoken in Croatia, formerly regarded as a dialect of Serbo-Croat (Croato-Serb)
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a native or inhabitant of Croatia
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a speaker of Croatian
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Usage
See See at Bosnian
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Croatian
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It “is performed in essentially the same way it has been done for over 400 years,” added Marko Mimica, a Croatian bass-baritone singer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Dubois stopped the Croatian in June 2024, but Hrgovic has since rebuilt his reputation, claiming the vacant IBF title with victory over British prospect Moses Itauma in August.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Britain could have a new heavyweight world champion on Saturday when Moses Itauma faces Croatian Filip Hrgovic at London's O2 Arena for the vacant IBF title.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
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
When she came, we were invited to the Croatian Hall where she would be speaking.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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
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
When they were lovers, the two Croatians had a cutesy ritual: When one of them came home, the other would wind up the fluffy rabbit and send it scampering around their house to welcome them.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2023
Coric helped the Croatians win their second Davis Cup title in 2018, but he was sidelined when they lost in the 2021 final while missing a year of action with a right shoulder injury.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2023
German, 4.66% was Czech, and the remainder was composed of Poles, Slovaks, Ruthenians, Croatians and Italians.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various
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