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Croatian

noun Cro·a·tian \ krō-ˈā-shən \

Definition of Croatian

1 : a native or inhabitant of Croatia
2 : a south Slavic language spoken by the Croatian people
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Croatian

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First Known Use of croatian

1555

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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