Associations to the word «Croatian»

Wiktionary

CROATIAN, adjective. Of or pertaining to Croatia, the Croatian people or their language
CROATIAN, noun. An inhabitant of Croatia; a person of Croatian descent
CROATIAN, proper noun. A standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Croats.
CROATIAN, proper noun. (historical) Serbo-Croatian in general, as spoken in Croatia.
CROATIAN MILITARY FRONTIER, proper noun. A district of the Military Frontier, a territory in the Habsburg Monarchy, first during the period of the Austrian Empire and then during the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.
CROATIAN SHEEPDOG, noun. A herding dog bred in Croatia.
CROATIAN SHEEPDOGS, noun. Plural of Croatian Sheepdog
CROATIAN STUDIES, noun. (humanities) An academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the Croatian language, Croatian linguistics, and Croatian sociolinguistics.

Dictionary definition

CROATIAN, noun. A member of the Slavic people living in Croatia.
CROATIAN, adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Croatia or its people or language; "Croatian villages".

Wise words

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