Croatian

noun

Cro·​a·​tian krō-ˈā-shən How to pronounce Croatian (audio)
1
: a native or inhabitant of Croatia
2
: a south Slavic language spoken by the Croatian people
Croatian adjective

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To say the excitement is palpable would be an understatement — amid the Portuguese, Croatian and Japanese words that The Athletic hears when ambling around the pitch, the word ‘Cristiano’ has been uttered dozens and dozens of times. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 15 May 2025 The project is supported by a number of European film bodies, including the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Czech Audiovisual Fund, Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Czech TV, Croatian TV, Creative Europe/MEDIA, and Eurimages. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 May 2025 What the tours do not include are any Holocaust memorials devoted just to Jews murdered by the Croatian fascists. Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025 Since its founding in 2003, this nonprofit press has published over 250 books, old and new, from over 40 languages, including Arabic, Indonesian, and Croatian. Nate Zipp, Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for Croatian

Word History

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Croatian was in 1555

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“Croatian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Croatian. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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Croatian

noun
Cro·​atian
krō-ˈā-shən
1
: a person born or living in Croatia
2
: a Slavic language spoken by the Croatian people
Croatian adjective
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