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Croat

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

Definition of Croat

: croatian

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Croat adjective

First Known Use of Croat

1657, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Croat

New Latin Croata, from Croatian & Serbian Hrvat

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