Croat

Meaning

1. Croatian.
2. A native or inhabitant of Croatia; a person of Croatian ethnicity.
3. An irregular soldier, generally from Croatia.
4. The Croatian lect.

Etymology / origin

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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