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Croat|ˈkrəʊæt|
[ad. mod.L. (pl.) Croatæ (F. Croate, G. Kroat), ad. Serbo-Croatian Hrvat, formerly pronounced (xrˈwat). Cf. cravat n. (from a later variety of pronunciation).]
a. A native or inhabitant of the former Austrian province of Croatia, now forming part of Yugoslavia; one of a race descended from the people which occupied that country in the seventh century.
b. A soldier of a former French cavalry regiment, composed mainly of Croats.
c. The language of the Croats. Also attrib. or as adj.
1702Milit. Dict., Croat, properly the People of Croatia; but in France there is a Regiment of Horse so call'd... These Croats are commanded upon all desperate Service. 1749Fielding Tom Jones vi. ii, Brother, you are absolutely a perfect Croat; but as those have their Use in the Army of the Empress Queen, so you likewise have some Good in you. c1790Encycl. Brit. V. 555/2 The Croats derive their origin from the Sclavi. 1815Wynne Diaries 28 Sept. (1940) III. 386 We passed a Croat Regiment, the women that follow'd it were perfect Gypsies. 1862Chambers's Encycl. III. 324/2 The Croatians are warlike, but the name Croats is employed to designate light-cavalry regiments in the imperial army, in which Magyars and others are mingled with true Croatians. 1920H. A. L. Fisher Studies Hist. & Pol. 207 Croat and Slovene newspapers. 1942L. B. Namier Conflicts 48 In Yugoslavia the conflict between Croats and Serbs..offered the Nazis rich opportunities for political intrigue. 1959J. Remak Sarajevo iii. 42 Franz Ferdinand replied..ending with a sentence spoken in Croat. |