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Croat

Syllables: Cro·atUK/ˈkɹəʊ.æt/

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British/ˈkɹəw.at/

Croat noun: a native or inhabitant of Croatia; a person of Croatian ethnicity.

Noun

Croat (countable and uncountable, plural Croats)

  1. (countable) A native or inhabitant of Croatia; a person of Croatian ethnicity.
    Synonyms:
    Croatian
  2. (countable, dated) An irregular soldier, generally from Croatia.
  3. (uncommon, uncountable) The Croatian lect.
    • It almost made him laugh. What could he possibly do in Ohio? Did Cleveland have a pressing need for secret policemen who spoke Croat?2012, Alen Mattich, Zagreb Cowboy, →ISBN, page 134

Adjective

Croat (comparative more Croat, superlative most Croat)

  1. Synonym of Croatian.
    Synonyms:
    Croatian

Croat meaning in Hindi

Croat in Hindi

a Croat
क्रोट kroṭ

Synonyms of Croat

Forms of Croat

Noun
pluralCroats
Adjective
comparativemore Croat
superlativemost Croat

Origin of Croat

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Croata, borrowed from Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъ (“Croat”), the Croatian autonym. It, in turn, is probably of non-Slavic origin: probably from an Iranian or Germanic language. First attested in 1585. Doublet of cravat.

Words formed from Croat

Questions about Croat

What does Croat mean?
Croat means a native or inhabitant of Croatia; a person of Croatian ethnicity.
What is Croat in Hindi?
Croat in Hindi is क्रोट (kroṭ). See Croat meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Croat?
Croat can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Croat?
Croat is pronounced /ˈkɹəʊ.æt/ (UK).
What is the plural of Croat?
The plural of Croat is Croats.

Words near Croat in the dictionary

  1. croaks
  2. croaky
  3. Croall
  4. Croalls
  5. Croasdale
  6. Croat
  7. Croat Community of Herzeg-Bosnia
  8. Croat Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia
  9. Croat.
  10. Croatan
  11. Croatan Island

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Croat (page history and authors); क्रोट (Hindi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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