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Croat

//ˈkɹoʊ.æt// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Croatian.
Noun
  1. 1
    A native or inhabitant of Croatia; a person of Croatian ethnicity. countable
  2. 2
    a member of the Slavic people living in Croatia wordnet
  3. 3
    An irregular soldier, generally from Croatia. countable, dated, uncountable
  4. 4
    The Croatian lect. uncommon, uncountable

    "It almost made him laugh. What could he possibly do in Ohio? Did Cleveland have a pressing need for secret policemen who spoke Croat?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin Croata, from Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъ (“Croat”), the Croatian autonym. It, in turn, is probably of non-Slavic origin: probably from an Iranian or Germanic language. Doublet of cravat.

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin Croata, from Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъ (“Croat”), the Croatian autonym. It, in turn, is probably of non-Slavic origin: probably from an Iranian or Germanic language. Doublet of cravat.

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