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Croatian

Croatian

8 3.8
A person from Croatia
  • noun
  • /kroʊˈeɪʃən/
: croata
  • The new Croatian constitution places power in the hands of the privileged Croatians, whose leaders are not ready to build an all-inclusive substantive democracy.
  • Croatians and Serbians
  • Croatians and Muslims
  • Croatians are Catholic

I saw a woman getting raped from the those paramilitary groups of ARCON and there was a Croatians.

Examples

  • Like people of other areas of Europe under the rule of the Hapsburgs, Croatians enjoyed a high degree of autonomy.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Instead, the events are often used as a way to stereotype all Croatians and Muslims by both Serb masses and elites.

    Academic text (1997)
  • I ended up moving to Croatia because my wife is Croatian and we wanted to be near her parents.

  • The old castle is held by Piedmontese and Croatian grenadiers.

  • By the twentieth century, Croatians had realized that they are, in fact, a completely separate nation.

    Academic text (1995)
  • We've got Norwegians, Russians, Chinese, Croatians, all living and working together.

  • During heavy fighting at Kaliano, some Croatian troops get behind the French line, triggering panic and a rout.

  • Not all Croatians or Serbians were, or are, die-hard nationalists.

    Academic text (1997)
  • In the nineteenth century, many Catholic Croatians considered that they and Orthodox Serbians belonged to a single "Yugoslav" nation.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Many Croatians celebrate their cultural heritage through traditional music and dance.

Synonyms

Croat
vsCroatian
30 6.3

A person from Croatia or with family from Croatia

is the adjective form used for nationality or relating to Croatia

Surface Forms

Croatian singular
Croatians plural

Morphology

Croatian = Croatia (transparent) = Croatia + an

Standard demonym formation from the country name 'Croatia' with '-an' producing the noun meaning 'a person from Croatia'; this is a productive and predictable pattern.

Etymology

Croatian as a noun comes from the name Croat, from the people who call themselves 'Hrvat'. So a Croatian is 'a person from Croatia'.