Croat


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Cro·at

 (krō′ăt′, -ät′, krōt)
n.
1.
a. A native or inhabitant of Croatia.
b. A person of Croatian ancestry.
2. Serbo-Croatian as used in Croatia, distinguished from Serbian primarily by its being written in the Latin alphabet. In all senses also called Croatian.
[New Latin Croata, from Serbo-Croatian Hrvāt.]
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Croat

(ˈkrəʊæt)
n
(Peoples)
a. a native or inhabitant of Croatia
b. a speaker of Croatian
n, adj
1. (Placename) another word for Croatian
2. (Peoples) another word for Croatian
3. (Languages) another word for Croatian
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Cro•at

(ˈkroʊ æt, -ɑt)

n.
1. a member of a Slavic people of Croatia.
2. a native or inhabitant of Croatia.
[1700–10]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Croat - a member of the Slavic people living in CroatiaCroat - a member of the Slavic people living in Croatia
Croatian
Croatia, Hrvatska, Republic of Croatia - a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991
Slav - any member of the people of eastern Europe or Asian Russia who speak a Slavonic language
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Translations
HrvatHrvatica

Croat

[ˈkrəʊæt] N → croata mf
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Croat

n (= person) → Kroate m, → Kroatin f; (Ling) → Kroatisch nt
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Croat

[ˈkrəʊæt] n → croato/a
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