Croat

Cro·at
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UK/ˈkɹəʊ.æt/British, Southern, Standard/ˈkɹəw.at/US/ˈkɹoʊ.æt/US/ˈkɹoʊ.ɑt/

noun

A native or inhabitant of Croatia; a person of Croatian ethnicity.

Similar
Croatian
OriginMedieval Latin Croata ← Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъ →
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Meanings

nounCroat (countable and uncountable, plural Croats)

plural Croats

  1. countableA native or inhabitant of Croatia; a person of Croatian ethnicity.

    Synonyms: Croatian

  2. countabledatedAn irregular soldier, generally from Croatia.
  3. uncommonuncountableThe 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
adjectiveCroat (comparative more Croat, superlative most Croat)

comparative more Croat · superlative most Croat

  1. Synonym of Croatian.

    Synonyms: Croatian

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA native or inhabitant of Croatia; a person of Croatian ethnicity.

Similar
Croatian

adjectiveSynonym of Croatian.

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Croatian

More synonyms by meaning

nouna member of the Slavic people living in Croatia

Similar
Croatian
Broader
Slav
Also see
croatian

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Slavic*xъrvatъ
  2. Medieval LatinCroata
  3. EnglishCroat

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.

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Cite this entry
APA

Croat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Croat

MLA

“Croat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Croat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Croat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Croat.

Source: Croat on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.