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Webster 1913 Edition


Croat

Cro′at

(kr?′?t)
,
Noun.
[Cf.
Cravat
.]
1.
A native or resident of Croatia.
2.
An irregular soldier, generally from Croatia.
[archaic]

Definition 2024


Croat

Croat

See also: croat and Croat.

English

Noun

Croat (plural Croats)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Croatia; a person of Croatian citizenship or ethnicity.
  2. (dated) An irregular soldier, generally from Croatia.

Translations

Proper noun

Croat

  1. (uncommon) The Croatian lect.
    • 2012, Alen Mattich, Zagreb Cowboy (ISBN 1770892273):
      It almost made him laugh. What could he possibly do in Ohio? Did Cleveland have a pressing need for secret policemen who spoke Croat?

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Anagrams

croat

croat

See also: Croat and Croat.

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Catalan) IPA(key): [kɾuˈat]
  • (Western Catalan, Balearic) IPA(key): [kɾoˈat]

Adjective

croat m (feminine croada, masculine plural croats, feminine plural croades)

  1. (obsolete) having the shape of a cross
  2. (obsolete) decorated with one or more crosses
Synonyms

Noun

a croat of Pere II de Barcelona minted in 1285

croat m (plural croats)

  1. (historical, military) Crusader (a Christian warrior who went on a crusade)
  2. (obsolete but later revived) crusader (anyone engaged in a concerted effort to do good)
  3. (historical, numismatics) A silver coin of the County of Barcelona minted from 1285 to 1706 and worth 12 diners, so named on account of the large cross on the reverse.
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Etymology 2

From Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt (Croat).

Adjective

croat m (feminine croata, masculine plural croats, feminine plural croates)

  1. Croatian (pertaining to Croatia, to the Croatian people, or to the Croatian language)

Noun

croat m (plural croats, feminine croata)

  1. Croat (an inhabitant of Croatia or an ethnic Croat)
Related terms

Proper noun

croat m

  1. Croatian (a Slavic language of the Balkans)

Romanian

Etymology

From French Croate, from German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kroˈat/

Noun

croat m (plural croați, feminine equivalent croată)

  1. Croat, Croatian

Adjective

croat m, n (feminine singular croată, masculine plural croați, feminine and neuter plural croate)

  1. Croatian