# Croatia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌkɹəʊˈeɪ.ʃə/ · frequency rank #10,523

## Definitions
1. A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Croatia. Capital and largest city: Zagreb. Part of Yugoslavia until 1991.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъder.
Ancient Greek Χρωβάτος (Khrōbátos)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)
Ancient Greek Χρωβατία (Khrōbatía)bor.
Medieval Latin Croātiabor.
English Croatia
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Croātia, equivalent to modern Croat + -ia.

## Easily confused with
- **Croatian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/croatia-vs-croatian)
- **Croat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/croat-vs-croatia)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccroatia`, `coratia`, `craotia`, `croaita`, `croatai`, `croattia`, `crotaia`, `crroatia`, `rcoatia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/croatia