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CROATIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991
Synonyms:
Croatia; Hrvatska; Republic of Croatia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
European country; European nation (any one of the countries occupying the European continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Croatia"):
Dubrovnik; Ragusa (a port city in southwestern Croatia on the Adriatic; a popular tourist center)
Split (an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea)
Zagreb (the capital of Croatia)
Meronyms (members of "Croatia"):
Croat; Croatian (a member of the Slavic people living in Croatia)
Holonyms ("Croatia" is a part of...):
Balkan Peninsula; Balkans (a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range)
Derivation:
Croatian (of or relating to or characteristic of Croatia or its people or language)
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