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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The high point came in September 2014, when Brækhus defeated Croatian Ivana Habazin to add the IBF welterweight title to her WBA, WBC, and WBO belts – becoming the first woman in any weight division to be recognized as an undisputed champion.
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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
What To Know The shipwreck was first discovered in 2021 when International Center for Underwater Archaeology researchers found a 2000-year-old plank of wood, the center's director Mladen Pešić said, according to the Croatian news outlet HRT.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
As the film starts, David has taken the kids off to the Croatian coast for a camping vacation.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
This rumor was later debunked by the Croatian National Tourism Board in a statement, sharing that the medieval coastal city has no intentions to implement such a ban in the future.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
What To Know The shipwreck was first discovered in 2021 when International Center for Underwater Archaeology researchers found a 2000-year-old plank of wood, the center's director Mladen Pešić said, according to the Croatian news outlet HRT.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
As the film starts, David has taken the kids off to the Croatian coast for a camping vacation.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
This rumor was later debunked by the Croatian National Tourism Board in a statement, sharing that the medieval coastal city has no intentions to implement such a ban in the future.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 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 30 Oct. 2025.
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