croat
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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/ˈkɹəʊ.æt/(UK)
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/ˈkɹəʊ.æt/(UK) · /ˈkɹoʊ.æt/(US) · /ˈkɹoʊ.ɑt/(US)
Definition of croat
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable)A native or inhabitant of Croatia; a person of Croatian ethnicity.
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noun
- (countable)A native or inhabitant of Croatia; a person of Croatian ethnicity.
- (countable, dated, uncountable)An irregular soldier, generally from Croatia.
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(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?”
adj
- Croatian.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
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.
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