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Croatia

/[kroˈeʃɑ]/ name

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  1. 1
    A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Croatia. Capital and largest city: Zagreb. Part of Yugoslavia until 1991.

    "The violence began when Serbian troops went into Croatia ostensibly to aid armed ethnic Serbians trying to create their own autonomous states there."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъder. Ancient Greek Χρωβάτος (Khrōbátos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek Χρωβατία (Khrōbatía)bor. Medieval Latin Croātiabor. English Croatia Borrowed from Medieval Latin Croātia, equivalent to modern Croat + -ia.

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