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 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 The 215 Ukrainians went to Turkey, and the foreign fighters — five British citizens, two Americans, a Moroccan, a Croat, and a Swede — flew to Saudi Arabia. Isobel Koshiw, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023 Nine Ukrainians were among the dead tourists, along with four Romanians, three Germans, two Portuguese, one Croat and one South African. Colleen Barry and Giada Zampano The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2023 My instinct is that The Croat is not nuanced enough for Ivanek to be doing anything other than adding quirky dimension to what is basically the show’s latest Negan/Governor figure. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 June 2023 Ivanisevic, a Croat, has described a Balkan fighting spirit in Djokovic’s DNA that no one who has come from outside the region can match in the biggest matches. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 June 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 16 Nov. 2024.

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Croat

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

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