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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The official award ceremony, attended by the Director of the Croatian National Tourist Board and the Minister of Tourism, took place on March 4, 2025, at the ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel trade show. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 Benjamin Mako Hill, a professor at the University of Washington who co-authored a research paper on the Croatian Wikipedia debacle, told me that contributors without a political agenda were eventually able to wrest control back, banning a small group of Fascist apologists from editing articles. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2025 The Croatian was named the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year in 2024, becoming the first Charlotte FC player to earn an individual year-end award from the league. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2025 Southampton were helpfully in no condition just to make life difficult by sitting back and soaking up pressure, having taken only four points from the preceding nine games under Martin’s Croatian successor Ivan Juric. Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 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 12 Mar. 2025.

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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