Croat

[kroh-at, -aht] /ˈkroʊ æt, -ɑt/
noun
1.
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
British Dictionary definitions for Croat

Croat

/ˈkrəʊæt/
noun
1.
  1. a native or inhabitant of Croatia
  2. a speaker of Croatian
noun, adjective
2.
another word for Croatian
Word Origin and History for Croat
n.

from Serbo-Croatian Hrvat "a Croat," from Old Church Slavonic Churvatinu "Croat," literally "mountaineer, highlander," from churva "mountain" (cf. Russian khrebet "mountain chain").