adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˌkɹəʊˈeɪ.ʃən/
US:/ˌkɹoʊˈeɪ.ʃən/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to Croatia, the Croatian people or their language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Croats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
Serbo-Croatian in general, as spoken in Croatia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An inhabitant of Croatia, or a person of Croatian descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
of or relating to or characteristic of Croatia or its people or language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Croatian villages
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
a member of the Slavic people living in Croatia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Croat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Slav
History
Etymology
From Croat + -ian or Croatia + -an.
Across languages
Translations
244 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Kroaties
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Albanian:
kroat
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Arabic:
كُرُوَاتِيّ
(kuruwātiyy)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Armenian:
խորվաթական
(xorvatʻakan)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Asturian:
croata
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Azerbaijani:
xorvat
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Basque:
kroaziar
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Belarusian:
харва́цкі
(xarvácki)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Bulgarian:
хърва́тски
(hǎrvátski)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Burmese:
ခရိုအေးရှား
(hka.ruie:hra:)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Catalan:
croat
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Chinese Mandarin:
克羅地亞的 /克罗地亚的
(Kèluódìyà de)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Crimean Tatar:
hırvat
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Czech:
chorvatský
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Danish:
kroatisk
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Dutch:
Kroatisch
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Esperanto:
kroata
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Estonian:
kroatia
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Finnish:
kroatialainen
— of or pertaining to Croatia
French:
croate
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Galician:
croata
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Georgian:
ხორვატული
(xorvaṭuli)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
German:
kroatisch
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Greek:
κροατικός
(kroatikós)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Hebrew:
קְרוֹאָטִי
(kroati)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Hindi:
क्रोएशियाई
(kroeśiyāī)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Hungarian:
horvát
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Icelandic:
króatískur
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Indonesian:
Kroasia
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Irish:
Crótach
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Javanese:
Kroasia
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Kashubian:
chòrwacczi
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Kazakh:
хорват
(xorvat)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Khmer:
ក្រូអាស៊ី
(krouʼaasii)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Kyrgyz:
хорват
(horvat)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Lao:
ໂຄຣເອເຊຍ
(khrō ʼē sīa)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Latin:
croaticus
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Latvian:
horvātu
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Latvian:
horvātisks
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Lithuanian:
kroatų
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Lithuanian:
kroatiškas
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Macedonian:
хрватски
(hrvatski)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Malay:
Croatia
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Marathi:
क्रोएशियन
(kroeśiyan)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Mongolian:
хорват
(xorvat)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Norwegian Bokmål:
kroatisk
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kroatisk
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Church Slavic:
хрьватьскъ
(xrĭvatĭskŭ)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Persian:
کروآت
(koro-ât)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Polish:
chorwacki
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Portuguese:
croata
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Romanian:
croat
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Russian:
хорва́тский
(xorvátskij)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Serbo-Croatian:
хр̀ва̄тски
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Serbo-Croatian:
hr̀vātski
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Slovak:
chorvátsky
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Slovene:
hrváški
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Spanish:
croata
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Swedish:
kroatisk
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Tajik:
хорватӣ
(xorvati)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Thai:
โครเอเชีย
(kroo-ee-chiia)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Turkmen:
horwat
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Ukrainian:
хорва́тський
(xorvátsʹkyj)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Uyghur:
كرودىيە
(krodiye)
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Uzbek:
xorvat
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Vietnamese:
Crô-a-ti-a
— of or pertaining to Croatia
Afrikaans:
Kroaties
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Albanian:
gjuha kroate
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Amharic:
ክሮሽያንኛ
(kərošyanña)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Arabic:
كُرُوَاتِيَّة
(kuruwātiyya)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Armenian:
խորվաթերեն
(xorvatʻeren)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Asturian:
croata
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Azerbaijani:
horvat
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Basque:
kroaziera
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Belarusian:
харва́цкая мо́ва
(xarváckaja móva)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Belarusian:
харва́цкая
(xarváckaja)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Breton:
Kroateg
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Bulgarian:
хърватски
(hǎrvatski)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Catalan:
croat
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Cherokee:
ᎧᎶᎠᏥ
(kaloatsi)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Chinese Mandarin:
克羅地亞語 /克罗地亚语
(kèluōdìyàyǔ)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Crimean Tatar:
hırvat tili
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Czech:
chorvatština
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Czech:
charvátština
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Danish:
kroatisk
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Dutch:
Kroatisch
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Estonian:
horvaadi
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Faroese:
Kroatiskt
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Finnish:
kroatia
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Finnish:
kroaatti
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
French:
croate
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
West-Frisian:
Kroätysk
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Galician:
croata
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Georgian:
ხორვატული
(xorvaṭuli)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
German:
Kroatisch
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
German:
Kroadisch
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Greek:
κροατικά
(kroatiká)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Hebrew:
קְרוֹאָטִית
(kroatít)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Hindi:
क्रोएशियाई
(kroeśiyāī)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Hungarian:
horvát
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Icelandic:
króatíska
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Indonesian:
Kroasia
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Irish:
Cróitis
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Italian:
croato
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Japanese:
クロアチア語
(kuroachiago)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Korean:
크로아티아어
(keuroatia'eo)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Latvian:
horvātu
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Lithuanian:
kroatų
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Lithuanian:
chorvatiškai
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Macedonian:
хрватски
(hrvatski)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Malay:
bahasa Croatia
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Maltese:
Kroat
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Marathi:
क्रोएशियन
(kroeśiyan)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Mongolian:
хорват
(xorvat)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Mongolian:
хорвати
(xorvati)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Navajo:
Kwóóʼad bizaad
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Nepali:
क्रोएसियाली
(kroesiyālī)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Norwegian Bokmål:
kroatisk
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kroatisk
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Occitan:
Croat
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Persian:
کروآت
(koro-ât)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Polish:
(język) chorwacki
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Portuguese:
croata
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Romanian:
croată
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Russian:
хорва́тский
(xorvátskij)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Scots:
Croatie
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian:
хр̀ва̄тски
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian:
hr̀vātski
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Slovak:
chorvátčina
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Slovene:
hrváščina
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Lower Sorbian:
chorwatska rěc
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Lower Sorbian:
chorwatšćina
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Upper Sorbian:
chorwatska rěč
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Upper Sorbian:
chorwatšćina
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Spanish:
croata
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Swahili:
Kikroashia
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Swedish:
kroatiska
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Tamil:
சுராவேசியன்
(curāvēciyaṉ)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Tatar:
Хорват
(Xorwat)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Thai:
ภาษาคโรเอะ
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Thai:
ภาษาโครเอเชีย
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Turkish:
Hırvatça
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Ukrainian:
хорва́тська
(xorvátsʹka)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Urdu:
کراتی
(krati)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Vietnamese:
tiếng Cro-xi-an
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Walloon:
Crowåte
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Welsh:
Croataidd
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Afrikaans:
Kroaat
— person of Croatia
Albanian:
kroat
— person of Croatia
Albanian:
kroate
— person of Croatia
Arabic:
كُرُوَاتِيّ
(kuruwātiyy)
— person of Croatia
Arabic:
كُرُوَاتِيَّة
(kuruwātiyya)
— person of Croatia
Armenian:
խորվաթ
(xorvatʻ)
— person of Croatia
Aromanian:
cruat
— person of Croatia
Aromanian:
cruatã
— person of Croatia
Asturian:
croata
— person of Croatia
Azerbaijani:
xorvat
— person of Croatia
Basque:
kroaziar
— person of Croatia
Belarusian:
харва́т
(xarvát)
— person of Croatia
Belarusian:
харва́тка
(xarvátka)
— person of Croatia
Bulgarian:
хърва́тин
(hǎrvátin)
— person of Croatia
Bulgarian:
хърва́тка
(hǎrvátka)
— person of Croatia
Catalan:
croat
— person of Croatia
Catalan:
croata
— person of Croatia
Chinese Mandarin:
克羅地亞人 /克罗地亚人
(kèluōdìyàrén)
— person of Croatia
Crimean Tatar:
hırvat
— person of Croatia
Czech:
Chorvat
— person of Croatia
Czech:
Chorvatka
— person of Croatia
Czech:
Charvát
— person of Croatia
Czech:
Charvátka
— person of Croatia
Danish:
kroat
— person of Croatia
Danish:
kroater
— person of Croatia
Dutch:
Kroaat
— person of Croatia
Dutch:
Kroatische
— person of Croatia
Dutch:
Kroaten
— person of Croatia
Esperanto:
kroato
— person of Croatia
Estonian:
horvaat
— person of Croatia
Faroese:
kroati
— person of Croatia
Finnish:
kroaatti
— person of Croatia
Finnish:
kroatialainen
— person of Croatia
French:
Croate
— person of Croatia
French:
Croates
— person of Croatia
Galician:
croata
— person of Croatia
Georgian:
ხორვატი
(xorvaṭi)
— person of Croatia
German:
Kroate
— person of Croatia
German:
Kroatin
— person of Croatia
Gottscheerish:
Khərbot
— person of Croatia
Greek:
Κροάτης
(Kroátis)
— person of Croatia
Greek:
Κροάτισσα
(Kroátissa)
— person of Croatia
Hebrew:
קְרוֹאָטִי
(kroati)
— person of Croatia
Hebrew:
קְרוֹאָטִית
(kroatít)
— person of Croatia
Hindi:
क्रोएशियाई
(kroeśiyāī)
— person of Croatia
Hindi:
क्रोट
(kroṭ)
— person of Croatia
Hungarian:
horvát
— person of Croatia
Icelanfic:
Króati
— person of Croatia
Irish:
Crótach
— person of Croatia
Italian:
croato
— person of Croatia
Italian:
croata
— person of Croatia
Japanese:
クロアチア人
(kuroachiajin)
— person of Croatia
Kazakh:
хорват
(xorvat)
— person of Croatia
Korean:
크로아티아인
(keuroatiain)
— person of Croatia
Korean:
크로아티아 사람
(keuroatia saram)
— person of Croatia
Kyrgyz:
хорват
(horvat)
— person of Croatia
Latvian:
horvāts
— person of Croatia
Latvian:
horvātiete
— person of Croatia
Lithuanian:
kroatas
— person of Croatia
Lithuanian:
kroatė
— person of Croatia
Luxembourgish:
Kroat
— person of Croatia
Luxembourgish:
Kroatin
— person of Croatia
Macedonian:
Хрват
(Hrvat)
— person of Croatia
Macedonian:
Хрватка
(Hrvatka)
— person of Croatia
Malay:
orang Croatia
— person of Croatia
Marathi:
क्रोएशियन
(kroeśiyan)
— person of Croatia
Norwegian Bokmål:
kroat
— person of Croatia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kroat
— person of Croatia
Persian:
کروآت
(koro-ât)
— person of Croatia
Polish:
Chorwat
— person of Croatia
Polish:
Chorwatka
— person of Croatia
Portuguese:
croata
— person of Croatia
Romanian:
croat
— person of Croatia
Romanian:
croată
— person of Croatia
Russian:
хорва́т
(xorvát)
— person of Croatia
Russian:
хорва́тка
(xorvátka)
— person of Croatia
Serbo-Croatian:
Хр̀ва̄т
— person of Croatia
Serbo-Croatian:
Хрва̀тица
— person of Croatia
Serbo-Croatian:
Hr̀vāt
— person of Croatia
Serbo-Croatian:
Hrvàtica
— person of Croatia
Slovak:
Chorvát
— person of Croatia
Slovak:
Chorvátka
— person of Croatia
Slovene:
Hrvàt
— person of Croatia
Slovene:
Hrvatíca
— person of Croatia
Spanish:
croata
— person of Croatia
Swedish:
kroat
— person of Croatia
Swedish:
kroatiska
— person of Croatia
Tajik:
хорват
(xorvat)
— person of Croatia
Tatar:
хорват
(xorwat)
— person of Croatia
Turkish:
Hırvat
— person of Croatia
Turkish:
Hırvatistanlı
— person of Croatia
Turkmen:
horwat
— person of Croatia
Ukrainian:
хорва́т
(xorvát)
— person of Croatia
Ukrainian:
хорва́тка
(xorvátka)
— person of Croatia
Uyghur:
كرودىيىلىك
(krodiyilik)
— person of Croatia