In Serbo-Croatian, ''

hrvatski Croatian (; ' ) is the standardized variety of the Serbo-Croatian pluricentric language used by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina, and other neighboring countries. It is the official an ...

'' is the masculine adjectival form meaning "Croatian", both in the plural and singular; it is ''hrvatska'' in the feminine singular, ''hrvatske'' in the feminine plural, ''hrvatsko'' in the neutral singular, ''hrvatska'' in the neutral plural. The word ''hrvatski'' is also used to refer to the

Croatian language Croatian (; ' ) is the standardized variety of the Serbo-Croatian pluricentric language used by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina, and other neighboring countries. It is the official ...

(the

standard variety A standard language (also standard variety, standard dialect, and standard) is a language variety that has undergone substantial codification of grammar and usage, although occasionally the term refers to the entirety of a language that includes ...

of Serbo-Croatian used by Croats), whereas ''

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'' (first letter capital) is the native name for Croatia, the country. As such, all four forms (''hrvatski'', ''hrvatska'', ''hrvatske'' and ''hrvatsko'') commonly appear in native names of many Croatian government institutions, companies, political parties, organisations and sports clubs, as well as some place names. It may refer to: Organisations and companies * ''Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti'' or HAZU, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts * '' Hrvatska elektroprivreda'' or HEP, national power company * ''

Hrvatska pošta HP-Hrvatska pošta d.d., founded in 1999, is a joint stock company owned by the Republic of Croatia that performs postal and payment transactions. It is the national postal operator of the Republic of Croatia. 1,016 Croatian Post offices re ...

'' or HP, Croatian Post * '' Hrvatska radiotelevizija'' or HRT, national broadcasting corporation * ''

Hrvatske autoceste Hrvatske autoceste (HAC) or Croatian Motorways Ltd is a Croatian state-owned limited liability company tasked with management, construction and maintenance of motorways in Croatia pursuant to provisions of the Croatian Public Roads Act ( hr, Zakon ...

'' or HAC, national motorways company * ''

Hrvatske ceste Hrvatske ceste (lit. ''Croatian roads'') is a Croatian state-owned company pursuant to provisions of the Croatian Public Roads Act ( hr, Zakon o javnim cestama enacted by the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia. The tasks of the company are def ...

'' (literally "Croatian Roads"), state-owned road maintenance company * ''Hrvatske željeznice'' or HŽ, Croatian Railways * '' Hrvatski autoklub'' or HAK, Croatian Automobile Club * ''Hrvatski nogometni savez'' or HNS,

Croatian Football Federation The Croatian Football Federation ( hr, Hrvatski nogometni savez, HNS) is the governing body of association football in Croatia. It was originally formed in 1912 and is based in the capital city of Zagreb. The organisation is a member of both FIF ...

* '' T-Hrvatski Telekom'' or T-HT, Croatian telecom company * ''

Hrvatsko ratno zrakoplovstvo i protuzračna obrana The Croatian Air Force ( hr, Hrvatsko ratno zrakoplovstvo or HRZ) is a branch of the Croatian Armed Forces whose primary task is to ensure the sovereignty of the airspace of the Republic of Croatia and to provide aviation support to other branc ...

'' or Croatian Air Force and Air Defence Political parties * ''Hrvatska demokratska zajednica'' or HDZ (

Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union ( hr, Hrvatska demokratska zajednica, lit=Croatian Democratic Community, HDZ) is the major conservative, centre-right political party in Croatia. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Croa ...

) * ''Hrvatska narodna stranka'' or HNS ( Croatian People's Party) * ''Hrvatska seljačka stranka'' or HSS ( Croatian Peasant Party) * ''Hrvatska stranka prava'' or HSP (

Croatian Party of Rights The Croatian Party of Rights ( hr, Hrvatska stranka prava or HSP) is an extra-parliamentary nationalist political party in Croatia. The "right(s)" in the party's name refer to the legal and moral reasons that justify the independence and autonom ...

) Places * Hrvatsko Zagorje, a region in northern Croatia * Hrvatsko primorje, a region in western Croatia *

Hrvatska Dubica Hrvatska Dubica is a village and a municipality in central Croatia in the Sisak-Moslavina County. It is located on the northern bank of the river Una, east of Hrvatska Kostajnica and southwest of Jasenovac and Novska. The town of Bosanska Dubica ...

, village in central Croatia * Hrvatska Kostajnica, small town in central Croatia *

Hrvatski Leskovac Hrvatski Leskovac is a settlement in the City of Zagreb county, Croatia. Demographics According to the 2021 census, its population was 2,659. As of 2011, it had a population of 2,687. It is connected by the D1 highway. In 2019, the settlement's ...

, village near Zagreb The adjective is also used in: * NK Hrvatski dragovoljac (lit. Croatian Volunteer), association football club based in Zagreb * '' Hrvatski Band Aid'', Croatian supergroup notable for recording the charity single ''Moja domovina'' in 1991 * '' Hrvatski Idol'', Croatian version of the television talent show ''Pop Idol'' which aired between 2003 and 2005 * ''

Hrvatski Top Model Hrvatski Top Model ( en, Croatia's Top Model) is a Croatian reality television series based on Tyra Banks' ''America's Next Top Model'' and is aired on RTL. The show pits contestants against each other in a variety of competitions to determine ...

'' Croatian version of the reality television series ''America's Next Top Model'' * ''

Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi (English language, English: ''Croatian Knights Stadium'') is a association football, football stadium in Dugopolje, near the city of Split (city), Split in southern Croatia. The stadium has a capacity of 5,200 and is hom ...

'', association football stadium in Dugopolje, literally meaning "Croatian Knights Stadium" In addition, the term as such is used in: * Hrvatski, pseudonym of the American electronic music artist Keith Fullerton Whitman (b. 1973)

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