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Croatia Pronunciation
Croatia is pronounced kroh-AY-shuh, IPA /kroʊˈeɪʃə/.
kroh-AY-shuh
US /kroʊˈeɪʃə/
Syllables: kroh · AY · shuh (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
proper noun: The country on the eastern shore of the Adriatic, south of Slovenia.
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Croatia in a Sentence
- They sailed down the coast of Croatia.
- Croatia joined the European Union in 2013.
- Croatia reached the World Cup final in 2018.
Common Mispronunciations of Croatia
Not kroh-A-shee-uh
The tia ending is a single shuh, so the name has three parts. Splitting it out adds a beat.
Not KROH-ay-shuh
The beat sits on the middle part, AY. The opening kroh is quick and unstressed.
Tip: It rhymes with the end of the word ovation: kroh-AY-shuh.
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