Croatian
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English
Etymology
From Croat + -ian or Croatia + -an.
Pronunciation
Adjective
Croatian (comparative more Croatian, superlative most Croatian)
- of or pertaining to Croatia, the Croatian people or their language
Derived terms
Translations
of or pertaining to Croatia
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Noun
Croatian (plural Croatians)
- 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”).
Translations
person of Croatia
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Proper noun
Croatian
- A standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Croats.
- (historical) Serbo-Croatian in general, as spoken in Croatia.
Translations
the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
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See also
- Serbo-Croatian
- Appendix:Croatian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Croatian
Further reading
- ISO 639-1 code hr, ISO 639-3 code hrv (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Croatian, hrv
