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

Recent Examples on the Web Most telling, though, is one of the ad’s opening shots, which follows a fan wearing a Croatian jersey under a German one. Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 14 June 2024 The Croatian hypercar is no longer the world’s fastest EV after the Aspark SP600 beat its top speed by nearly 15 mph. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 June 2024 The official language of Montenegro is Montenegrin, a South Slavic language that is mutually intelligible with Serbian, Albanian, Croatian, and Bosnian. Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2024 The Croatian forward has now scored in double figures in four of his last six games, averaging 11.5 points during this stretch. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2024 Limited to 150 units, the Croatian company has struggled to find buyers. Morgan Korn, ABC News, 9 June 2024 The cautious international presence also initially left the Croatian and Serbian paramilitaries, special police forces, and intelligence services in place and did not disarm them. Rory Stewart, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2021 Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, who is the leader of the Croatian Democratic Union party, or HDZ, said that the party has contacted some of the potential future partners and more talks will take place on Thursday. Darko Bandic, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024 The Italianate take on the Croatian hypercar claims similarly outrageous numbers—1,900 hp hailing from four electric motors. Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Croatian was in 1555

Dictionary Entries Near Croatian

Cite this Entry

“Croatian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Croatian. Accessed 2 Jul. 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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