Main Entry: Cro·a·tia

Pronunciation: \krō-ˈā-sh(ē-)ə\

Function: geographical name

independent country SE Europe; a constituent republic of Yugoslavia 1946–91 comprising Croatia, Slavonia, & most of Istria & the Dalmatian coast ∗ Zagreb area 21,829 square miles (56,537 square kilometers), population 4,437,460