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
Example Sentences
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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
The 25-year-old clocked 13 minutes 15.29 seconds to win a record-equalling seventh gold at these championships, moving level with Croatian discus thrower Sandra Elkasevic.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Mother of Sorrows,” translated from the Croatian by Matt Robinson, is told in short chapters from its various characters’ points of view.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
He became angry, however, when Laszlo showed him a book published in 1910 by the Croatian writer Izidor Gross.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Police have charged three foreign nationals – two Croatians and one Ukrainian – in absentia as part of their investigation.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
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 Croatians went into this latest batch of qualifiers atop Group D, with the chance to put daylight between them and Turkey.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 15, 2023
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
Nationalities must be liberated everywhere, the Ruthenians as well as the Poles, the Jews as well as the Croatians.
From German Problems and Personalities by Charles Saroléa
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