How to Say "Croatia" in Croatian

Hrvatska

Latin, feminine

Croatia in Croatian is Hrvatska.

Hrvatska refers to the country in Europe. The related adjective or language name for Croatian is hrvatski.

Meaning: country in Europe (name)

Which one should you use?

Republika Hrvatska is the full formal name.

Hrvatska is a feminine noun, which affects the gender of adjectives used with it.

Croatian is one of the few languages in the world that uses a 'pitch accent' in the pronunciation of words like Hrvatska, where the tone can change.
In Hrvatska, the word for 'checkered' is šahovnica, which refers to the red and white grid on the national coat of arms that appears in the word's visual identity.
In some historical texts, the name was written with different orthography, but the modern Hrvatska is strictly standardized following the Illyrian movement.

Hrvatska se nalazi u jugoistočnom dijelu Europe.
Croatia is in the southeastern part of Europe.
This sentence is useful for describing the geographical location of Hrvatska.
Tatoeba #2197374 by ellasevia, translation #1396251 by CK
Hrvatska je zemlja u jugoistočnom dijelu Europe.
Croatia is a country in the southeastern part of Europe.
This sentence is useful for stating that Hrvatska is a country in a specific part of Europe.
Tatoeba #2197375 by ellasevia, translation #1396255 by CK
Hrvatska se zove "Hrvatska" na hrvatskom jeziku.
Croatia is called "Hrvatska" in Croatian.
This sentence is useful for explaining that the name of the country in the Croatian language is Hrvatska.
Tatoeba #2197377 by ellasevia, translation #1815259 by Amastan

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