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Croatia
kroh-AY-shuh
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A country in southeastern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula, with its capital at Zagreb; formerly part of Yugoslavia until 1991.
"They spent their honeymoon sailing along the coast of Croatia."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA European country known for its Adriatic coastline, historic cities, and islands.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Croātia, itself from an early Slavic name for the Croat people, traced back through Ancient Greek to a Proto-Slavic root.