"Croatian checkerboard" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkɹoʊˈeɪ.ʃən ˈtʃɛkɚbɔːd/ Forms: Croatian checkerboards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Croatian checkerboard (plural Croatian checkerboards)
  1. (rare) Red and white chequy used in Croatian coat of arms and flag. Wikipedia link: en:Croatian checkerboard Tags: rare Categories (place): Croatia Synonyms: Croatian chequy, Croatian chessboard
    Sense id: en-Croatian_checkerboard-en-noun-CPLeGkum Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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