Croatian

[ kroh-ey-shuhn, -shee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Croatia, its people, or their language.

noun

1. a Croat.
2. Serbo-Croatian as spoken and written in Croatia, differing from Serbian chiefly in its use of the Latin alphabet.

Croatian

/ krəʊˈeɪʃən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Croatia, its people, or their language

noun

1. the language that is spoken in Croatia, formerly regarded as a dialect of Serbo-Croat (Croato-Serb)
2. 1. a native or inhabitant of Croatia
   2. a speaker of Croatian

Usage

See See at Bosnian

Word History and Origins

Origin of Croatian¹

First recorded in 1545–55; Croati(a) + -an

Example Sentences

The sculptures, created in 1928 by the celebrated Croatian artist Ivan Mestrovic, are impossible to miss.

From Washington Post

Mestrovic was a celebrated sculptor whose work was a bright artistic celebration of Art Deco and Art Nouveau forms and Croatian heritage.

From Washington Post

Archaeologists working near the small Croatian village of Potočani made a grim discovery in 2007.

From Ars Technica

In 2013, Higgins revealed that Croatian weapons were being smuggled to the Syrian opposition.

From Time

Mudri is now director of design at the Croatian automaker Rimac.

From Ars Technica

Neymar restored order in the 28th minute with a goal of geometrical precision, hit low into the right corner of the Croatian goal.

From The Daily Beast

Down Fred went and the ref blew his whistle, piercing Croatian hearts as he pointed to the penalty spot.

From The Daily Beast

Never mind that Sokolich is actually of Croatian extraction.

From The Daily Beast

After the tour, Saša and I head back to the main bar area and sit in a booth on the Croatian side where I ask him a few questions.

From The Daily Beast

I wonder if this has anything to do with the long-standing Slovenian-Croatian rivalry.

From The Daily Beast

For above was Crestline—even as the little Croatian settlement had been—smokeless, lifeless.

From Project Gutenberg

It was Gaj who reformed Croatian orthography on the basis of the Serbian.

From Project Gutenberg

It is remarked, that the Hungarian, Croatian, and Polish horses have the mark in their mouths during life.

From Project Gutenberg

So they asked that the Croatian language should be taught, as well as the Italian, in the local schools.

From Project Gutenberg

Before he left Zagreb he transformed the feudal Croatian Diet into an elective assembly.

From Project Gutenberg