Croatia

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Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъder. Ancient Greek Χρωβάτος (Khrōbátos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek Χρωβατία (Khrōbatía)bor. Medieval Latin Croātiabor. English Croatia Borrowed from Medieval Latin Croātia, equivalent to modern Croat + -ia.

1. A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Croatia. Capital and largest city: Zagreb. Part of Yugoslavia until 1991.

   “The violence began when Serbian troops went into Croatia ostensibly to aid armed ethnic Serbians trying to create their own autonomous states there.”