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Croat

American  
[kroh-at, -aht] / ˈkroʊ æt, -ɑt /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.

Croat British  
/ ˈkrəʊæt /

noun

    1. a native or inhabitant of Croatia

    2. a speaker of Croatian

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noun

  1. another word for Croatian

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Usage

See See at Bosnian

Example Sentences

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The French word "cravate" was derived from "Hrvat", the Croatian word for a Croat.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

The Croat denied any wrongdoing and was reinstated later that year.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

Each was still a Croat, Serb or Bosnian, but they were also, in a real sense, family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Chinese, Indians, Egyptians, Emiratis and Iranians are all among the victims, together with a Serbian, a Croat and a Bosniak, Nsaibia added.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

To another gentleman in June of 1918 he said he hoped that he would be the first Yugoslav mayor of the town, and on that day, out hunting, he sang endless Croat songs.

From The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 by Baerlein, Henry

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