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

Examples of Croatian in a Sentence

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Spanish Portuguese French Italian Icelandic Swedish and Norwegian Greek Croatian Polish German 1. Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024 My wife — with my assistance — bakes about a dozen loaves of the Croatian holiday bread povitica. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024 It was made with the support of the North Macedonia Film Agency, Eurimages, Czech Film Fund, Serbian Film Center, Croatian Audiovisual Centre, SEE Cinema Network. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024 The winery is in a village about thirty-five kilometres south of the town, almost on the Croatian border. David Szalay, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024 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 23 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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