Cetina

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proper noun

A river in Croatia.

OriginSerbo-Croatian Cetina →
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Meanings

Cetina1

proper noun
  1. A river in Croatia.

Cetina2

proper nounCetina (plural Cetinas)

plural Cetinas

  1. A surname.

Origin

Cetina · proper noun

  1. Serbo-CroatianCetina
  2. EnglishCetina

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Cetina.

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Cetina · proper noun

  1. SloveneČetina
  2. Serbo-CroatianCetina
  3. SpanishCetina
  4. EnglishCetina

Three possible origins: * Borrowed from Spanish Cetina, a habitational surname from a small village in Aragona. * Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Cetina, a habitational surname from a small village in Croatia or from the river which flows by it. * Borrowed from Slovene Četina, a nickname for a hairy or bearded man, from a dialect form of ščetina (“bristle”).

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APA

Cetina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cetina

MLA

“Cetina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cetina. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cetina,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cetina.

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