Croat
proper noun
- member of Croatian ethnic group
- coin
- family name
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkɹəʊ.æt/ / /ˈkɹəw.at/ / /ˈkɹoʊ.æt/
adj
Etymology: From Medieval Latin Croata, from Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъ (“Croat”), the Croatian autonym. It, in turn, is probably of non-Slavic origin: probably from an Iranian or Germanic language. Doublet of cravat.
- Croatian.
noun
Etymology: From Medieval Latin Croata, from Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъ (“Croat”), the Croatian autonym. It, in turn, is probably of non-Slavic origin: probably from an Iranian or Germanic language. Doublet of cravat.
- A native or inhabitant of Croatia; a person of Croatian ethnicity.
- An irregular soldier, generally from Croatia.
- 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?”