"Croat" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹəʊ.æt/ [UK], /ˈkɹoʊ.æt/ [US], /ˈkɹoʊ.ɑt/ [US] Audio: en-us-Croat.ogg [US] Forms: Croats [plural]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin Croata, from Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъ (“Croat”), the Croatian autonym. It, in turn, is probably of non-Slavic origin: it is probably from an Iranian or Germanic language. Doublet of cravat. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|Croata}} Medieval Latin Croata, {{der|en|sla-pro|*xъrvatъ|t=Croat}} Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъ (“Croat”), {{der|en|ira|-}} Iranian, {{der|en|gem|-}} Germanic, {{doublet|en|cravat}} Doublet of cravat Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Croat (countable and uncountable, plural Croats)
  1. (countable) A native or inhabitant of Croatia; a person of Croatian ethnicity. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Ethnonyms, Nationalities Categories (place): Croatia Synonyms: Croatian
    Sense id: en-Croat-en-noun-DZSwr4oR Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 49 7 44 Disambiguation of Nationalities: 45 5 50 Disambiguation of Croatia: 51 43 6
  2. (dated) An irregular soldier, generally from Croatia. Tags: countable, dated, uncountable Categories (place): Croatia
    Sense id: en-Croat-en-noun-pKE9Vd8f Disambiguation of Croatia: 51 43 6
  3. (uncountable, uncommon) The Croatian lect. Tags: uncommon, uncountable Categories (topical): Ethnonyms, Nationalities
    Sense id: en-Croat-en-noun-77FF0dAM Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 49 7 44 Disambiguation of Nationalities: 45 5 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 6 70 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 11 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Serbo-Croatian, Serbo-Croat

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