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Noun: Croatia  krow'ey-shu
  1. 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
    - Republic of Croatia, Hrvatska

Type of: European country, European nation

Part of: Balkan Peninsula, Balkans

Encyclopedia: Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia