Croat

noun

ˈkrō-ˌat How to pronounce Croat (audio)
also ˈkrō(-ə)t
Croat adjective

Examples of Croat in a Sentence

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On the pitch, players do not pass the ball to a fellow Muslim Bosniak, Orthodox Serb, or Catholic Croat. Arminka Helic, Time, 30 June 2026 The country consists of the Serb entity and a Bosnian-Croat one, which are joined together by a multi-ethnic central government. ABC News, 11 May 2026 The Croat left, only to return a year later. James Horncastle, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026 Barca is seemingly not done there in making reinforcements, and has sealed Croat midfielder Lovro Chelfi from NK Kustosija according to Romano. Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 At the same conference, John Croat and his group presented a paper on the same neodymium-boron alloy magnets. Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 21 June 2022

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Croata, from Croatian & Serbian Hrvat

First Known Use

1657, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Croat was in 1657

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“Croat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Croat. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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Croat

noun
ˈkrō-ˌat How to pronounce Croat (audio)
ˈkrō(-ə)t
Croat adjective

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