Croatian

Croatian

English

Etymology

From Croat +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkɹəʊˈeɪ.ʃən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌkɹoʊˈeɪ.ʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Adjective

Croatian (comparative more Croatian, superlative most Croatian)

1. of or pertaining to Croatia, the Croatian people or their language

Derived terms

• Croat
• Croatianness

Translations

of or pertaining to Croatia

Albanian: kroat (sq) Arabic: كُرُوَاتِيّ‎ (kuruwātiyy) Armenian: խորվաթական (hy) (xorvatʿakan) Azerbaijani: xorvat Basque: kroaziar Belarusian: харва́цкі (xarvácki) Bulgarian: хърва́тски (hǎrvátski) Burmese: ခရိုအေးရှား (hka.ruie:hra:) Catalan: croat (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 克羅地亞的／克罗地亚的 (zh) (Kèluódìyà de) Crimean Tatar: hırvat Czech: chorvatský (cs) Danish: kroatisk Dutch: Kroatisch (nl) Esperanto: kroata Estonian: kroatia Finnish: kroatialainen (fi) French: croate (fr) Galician: croata (gl) Georgian: ხორვატული (xorvaṭuli) German: kroatisch (de) Greek: κροατικός (el) (kroatikós) Hebrew: קְרוֹאָטִי‎ m (kroati) Hindi: क्रोएशियन (hi) (kroeśiyan) Hungarian: horvát (hu) Icelandic: króatískur (is) Irish: Crótach Kashubian: chòrwacczi Kazakh: хорват (xorvat) Khmer: ក្រូអាស៊ី (km) (krouʼaasii) Kyrgyz: хорват (horvat) Lao: ໂຄຣເອເຊຍ (lo) (khōn ʼē sīa) Latin: croaticus Latvian: horvātu, horvātisks Lithuanian: kroatų (lt), kroatiškas Macedonian: хрватски (mk) m (hrvatski) Malay: Croatia Mongolian: Cyrillic: хорват (xorvat) Norwegian: Bokmål: kroatisk (no) Nynorsk: kroatisk (nn) Old Church Slavonic: Cyrillic: хрьватьскъ (xrĭvatĭskŭ) Persian: کروآت‎ (koroât) Polish: chorwacki (pl) m Portuguese: croata (pt) Romanian: croat (ro) Russian: хорва́тский (ru) (xorvátskij) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: хр̀ва̄тски Roman: hr̀vātski (sh) Slovak: chorvátsky (sk) Slovene: hrváški (sl) Spanish: croata (es) Swedish: kroatisk (sv) Tajik: хорватӣ (tg) (xorvatī) Thai: โครเอเชีย (th) (kroo-ee-chiia) Turkmen: horwat Ukrainian: хорва́тський (uk) (xorvátsʹkyj) Uyghur: كرودىيە‎ (krodiye) Uzbek: xorvat (uz) Vietnamese: Crô-a-ti-a

Noun

Croatian (plural Croatians)

1. An inhabitant of Croatia, or a person of Croatian descent.

Usage notes

A distinction is sometimes made between Croat (“a person of Croatian ethnicity/descent”) and Croatian (“a person from Croatia but not necessarily an ethnic Croat”).

Translations

person of Croatia

Afrikaans: Kroaat Albanian: kroat (sq) m, kroate f Arabic: كُرُوَاتِيّ‎ m (kuruwātiyy), كُرُوَاتِيَّة‎ f (kuruwātiyya) Armenian: խորվաթ (xorvatʿ) Azerbaijani: xorvat Basque: kroaziar Belarusian: харва́т m (xarvát), харва́тка f (xarvátka) Bulgarian: хърва́тин (bg) m (hǎrvátin), хърва́тка f (hǎrvátka) Catalan: croat (ca) m, croata (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: 克羅地亞人／克罗地亚人 (zh) (kèluōdìyàrén) Crimean Tatar: hırvat Czech: Chorvat (cs) m, Chorvatka (cs) f, Charvát (cs) m, Charvátka (cs) f Danish: kroat c, kroater c Dutch: Kroaat (nl) m, Kroatische (nl) f, Kroaten (nl) pl Esperanto: kroato Estonian: horvaat Faroese: kroati Finnish: kroaatti (fi), kroatialainen (fi) French: Croate (fr), Croates (fr) pl Galician: croata (gl) m or f Georgian: ხორვატი (ka) (xorvaṭi) German: Kroate (de) m, Kroatin (de) f Gottscheerish: Khərbot Greek: Κροάτης (el) m (Kroátis), Κροάτισσα (el) f (Kroátissa) Hebrew: קְרוֹאָטִי‎ m (kroati), קְרוֹאָטִית‎ f (kroatít) Hungarian: horvát (hu) Irish: Crótach m Italian: croato (it) m, croata (it) f Japanese: クロアチア人 (クロアチアじん, kuroachiajin) Kazakh: хорват (xorvat) Korean: 크로아티아 사람 (keuroatia saram), 크로아티아인 (ko) (keuroatiain) Kyrgyz: хорват (horvat) Latvian: horvāts m, horvātiete f Lithuanian: kroatas (lt) m, kroatė (lt) f Luxembourgish: Kroat m, Kroatin f Macedonian: Хрват (mk) m (Hrvat), Хрватка (mk) f (Hrvatka) Malay: orang Croatia Norwegian: Bokmål: kroat m Nynorsk: kroat (nn) m Persian: کروآت‎ (koroât) Polish: Chorwat (pl) m pers, Chorwatka (pl) f Portuguese: croata (pt) m or f Romanian: croat (ro) m, croată (ro) f Russian: хорва́т (ru) m (xorvát), хорва́тка (ru) f (xorvátka) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: Хр̀ва̄т m, Хрва̀тица f Roman: Hr̀vāt (sh) m, Hrvàtica f Slovak: Chorvát m, Chorvátka f Slovene: Hrvàt (sl) m, Hrvatíca f Spanish: croata (es) m or f Swedish: kroat (sv) m, kroatiska (sv) f Tajik: хорват (xorvat) Tatar: хорват (xorwat) Turkish: Hırvat (tr), Hırvatistanlı Turkmen: horwat Ukrainian: хорва́т m (xorvát), хорва́тка f (xorvátka) Uyghur: كرودىيىلىك‎ (krodiyilik) Uzbek: xorvat (uz) Vietnamese: người Crô-a-ti-a

Proper noun

Croatian

1. A standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Croats.
2. (historical) Serbo-Croatian in general, as spoken in Croatia.

Translations

the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian

Afrikaans: Kroaties (af) Albanian: gjuha kroate f Amharic: ክሮሽያንኛ (kərošyanña) Arabic: كُرُوَاتِيَّة‎ f (kuruwātiyya) Armenian: խորվաթերեն (hy) (xorvatʿeren) Azerbaijani: horvat Basque: kroaziera (eu) Belarusian: харва́цкая мо́ва f (xarváckaja móva), харва́цкая f (xarváckaja) Breton: Kroateg Bulgarian: хърватски (hǎrvatski) Catalan: croat (ca) m Cherokee: ᎧᎶᎠᏥ (kaloatsi) Chinese: Mandarin: 克羅地亞語／克罗地亚语 (zh) (kèluōdìyàyǔ) Crimean Tatar: hırvat tili Czech: chorvatština (cs) f, charvátština (cs) f Danish: kroatisk Dutch: Kroatisch (nl) n Estonian: horvaadi Faroese: Kroatiskt Finnish: kroatia (fi), kroaatti (fi) French: croate (fr) m Galician: croata (gl) m Georgian: ხორვატული (xorvaṭuli) German: Kroatisch (de) n Alemannic German: Kroadisch Greek: κροατικά (el) n or pl (kroatiká) Hebrew: קְרוֹאָטִית‎ (kroatít) Hindi: क्रोऐशयन (kroaiśyan) Hungarian: horvát (hu) Icelandic: króatíska (is) f Indonesian: Kroasia (id) Irish: Cróitis f Italian: croato (it) m Japanese: クロアチア語 (ja) (クロアチアご, kuroachiago) Korean: 크로아티아어 (ko) (keuroatia'eo) Latvian: horvātu Lithuanian: kroatų (lt), chorvatiškai Macedonian: хрватски (mk) (hrvatski) Malay: bahasa Croatia Maltese: Kroat Mongolian: хорват (xorvat), хорвати (xorvati) Navajo: Kwóóʼad bizaad Nepali: क्रोएसियाली (kroesiyālī) Norwegian: Bokmål: kroatisk (no) m Nynorsk: kroatisk (nn) m Occitan: Croat m Persian: کروآت‎ (koroât) Polish: (język) chorwacki (pl) m Portuguese: croata (pt) m Romanian: croată (ro) f Russian: хорва́тский (ru) m (xorvátskij) Scots: Croatie Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: хр̀ва̄тски m Roman: hr̀vātski (sh) m Slovak: chorvátčina f Slovene: hrváščina (sl) f Sorbian: Lower Sorbian: chorwatska rěc f, chorwatšćina f Upper Sorbian: chorwatska rěč f, chorwatšćina (hsb) f Spanish: croata (es) m Swahili: Kikroashia Swedish: kroatiska (sv) Tamil: சுராவேசியன் (curāvēciyaṉ) Tatar: Хорват (Xorwat) Thai: ภาษาคโรเอะ, ภาษาโครเอเชีย Turkish: Hırvatça (tr) Ukrainian: хорва́тська (uk) f (xorvátsʹka) Urdu: کراتی‎ (krati) Vietnamese: tiếng Cro-xi-an Walloon: Crowåte Welsh: Croataidd West Frisian: Kroätysk (fy)

See also

• Serbo-Croatian
• Appendix:Croatian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Croatian

Further reading

• ISO 639-1 code hr, ISO 639-3 code hrv (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Croatian, hrv ⁠

Anagrams

• Catriona, Toarcian, anaortic, cantoria, raincoat