Perica Gruevski
Perica ( sr, Перица, ) is a Croats, Croat and Serbs, Serb given name, used mostly for men but also for women. It is also prevalent as a surname. Perica is a diminutive of Petar, translating to Pete and Peter in English, respectively.''Croatian-English Dictionary, 7th edition''. Zagreb, Croatia: Školska knjiga, 1996. In Croatian and Serbian popular culture Perica often portrays a stereotype of an innocent or mischievous young boy with a very straightforward way of thinking. An example is Perica Šafranek in the 1970 classic Cinema of Croatia, Croatian (then Cinema of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav) comedy film ''Tko pjeva zlo ne misli''. He is common in jokes and is similar to Little Johnny in English. Given name * Perica Bukić, Croatian water polo player and politician * Perica Ivetić, Bosnian footballer * Perica Marošević, American Major League Soccer player * Perica Ognjenović, Serbian soccer player * Perica Radić, Serbian soccer player * Perica Stančeski, Macedonian soccer pl ...
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Croats
The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia. Due to political, social and economic reasons, many Croats migrated to North and South America as well as New Zealand and later Australia, establishing a diaspora in the aftermath of World War II, with grassroots assistance from earlier communities and the Roman Catholic Church. In Croatia (the nation state), 3.9 million people identify themselves as Croats, and constitute about 90.4% of the population. Another 553,000 live in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where they are one of the three constituent ethnic groups, predominantly living in Western Herzegovina, Central Bosnia and Bosnian Posavina. The minority in Serbia number about 70,000, mostly in Vojvodina. The ...
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