Croatian
noun
Cro·a·tian
krō-ˈā-shən 
1
: a native or inhabitant of Croatia
2
: a south Slavic language spoken by the Croatian people
Croatian
adjective
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On the far side of Shell, to a soundtrack by fellow Dane Loke Rahbek (known as Croatian Amor), Kjær recently gathered 1,000 white roses and four local performers, who joined him in running out from the castle to strew flowers on the ground and attach some of them to their bodies with packing tape.
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Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 2 June 2025
The Croatian makes a similar underlapping run in the left half-space to receive the ball for City’s second goal (cued up in this link).
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 28 May 2025
The bust, created by Croatian sculptor Mladen Mikulin, was installed on his tombstone on the 10th anniversary of his death, according to the official city of Paris website.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
To say the excitement is palpable would be an understatement — amid the Portuguese, Croatian and Japanese words that The Athletic hears when ambling around the pitch, the word ‘Cristiano’ has been uttered dozens and dozens of times.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 2 June 2025
The Croatian makes a similar underlapping run in the left half-space to receive the ball for City’s second goal (cued up in this link).
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 28 May 2025
The bust, created by Croatian sculptor Mladen Mikulin, was installed on his tombstone on the 10th anniversary of his death, according to the official city of Paris website.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
To say the excitement is palpable would be an understatement — amid the Portuguese, Croatian and Japanese words that The Athletic hears when ambling around the pitch, the word ‘Cristiano’ has been uttered dozens and dozens of times.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for Croatian
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“Croatian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Croatian. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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