Croatian

English

Etymology

From Croat + -ian.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌkɹəʊˈeɪ.ʃən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌkɹoʊˈeɪ.ʃən/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Adjective

Croatian (comparative more Croatian, superlative most Croatian)

  1. of or pertaining to Croatia, the Croatian people or their language

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Noun

Croatian (plural Croatians)

  1. An inhabitant of Croatia, or a person of Croatian descent.

Usage notes

A distinction is sometimes made between Croat (a person of Croatian ethnicity/descent) and Croatian (a person from Croatia but not necessarily an ethnic Croat).

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Proper noun

Croatian

  1. A standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Croats.
  2. (historical) Serbo-Croatian in general, as spoken in Croatia.

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See also

  • Serbo-Croatian
  • Appendix:Croatian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Croatian

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