Croat

noun

ˈkrō-ˌat How to pronounce Croat (audio)
 also  ˈkrō(-ə)t
Croat adjective

Examples of Croat in a Sentence

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The Croat is a massive fan of the Serb, and intends to build his attack around Vlahovic. Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 Jude Bellingham is in front Fede Valverde, Ceballos and the Croat in the heart of midfield, and the rejig means there is space for right winger Brahim Diaz to team up with a Kylian Mbappe that Ancelotti confesses is not at his best on the front line because Roodrygo had to be discarded. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024 The Srebrenica killings were the bloody crescendo of Bosnia’s 1992-95 war, which came after the breakup of Yugoslavia unleashed nationalist passions and territorial ambitions that set Bosnian Serbs against the country’s two other main ethnic populations, Croats and Muslim Bosniaks. Edith M. Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024 The Austrian was appointed in March after Croat Niko Kovac was sacked with the club in fear of relegation. Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024 The Croat saved another match point at 6-5 in the third set to force a tiebreaker, and Paolini jumped in the air after finally winning, beaming again. Ava Wallace, Washington Post, 11 July 2024 Intertwined with the franchise’s history via his connection to Negan, while simultaneously becoming a cackling, cowardly lunatic of his own mold entirely, the Croat is proof positive that there’s still more juice in the Walking Dead franchise. Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024 This week, The Athletic reported that Ancelotti had offered the Croat the chance to joining his coaching staff in the summer, before presumably making his own foray into football management. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024 In the scene, Simon informs Negan that the Croat (Željko Ivanek) has disobeyed a direct order by torturing a child for information after being expressly told not to. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 July 2023

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Croata, from Croatian & Serbian Hrvat

First Known Use

1657, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Croat was in 1657

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“Croat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Croat. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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Croat

noun
ˈkrō-ˌat How to pronounce Croat (audio)
ˈkrō(-ə)t
Croat adjective

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