In Croatian, '' hrvatski'' 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

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, whereas ''Hrvatska'' (first letter capital) is the native name for

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

, 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. Examples of the use of these works include:

Organisations and companies

* ''Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti'' or HAZU,

Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (; , HAZU) is the national academy of Croatia. HAZU was founded under the patronage of the Croatian bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer under the name Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts (, JAZU) since its ...

* ''

Hrvatska elektroprivreda Hrvatska elektroprivreda (HEP Group) is a national power company in Croatia which has been engaged in Electricity generation, electricity production, Electric power transmission, transmission and Electricity distribution, distribution for more th ...

'' or HEP, national power company * ''

Hrvatska pošta HP-Hrvatska pošta d.d., founded in 1999, is a state-owned joint-stock company in Croatia that performs postal and payment transactions. It is the national postal operator of the Republic of Croatia. It is one of the largest service and reta ...

'' or HP, Croatian Post * ''

Hrvatska radiotelevizija ''Hrvatska radiotelevizija'' ( HRT), or Croatian Radiotelevision, is a Croatian public broadcasting company. It operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite. HRT is divided into three ...

'' 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 () enacted ...

'' 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 ( enacted by the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia. The tasks of the company are defined by the Public Roads A ...

'' (literally "Croatian Roads"), state-owned road maintenance company * ''Hrvatske željeznice'' or HŽ,

Croatian Railways Croatian Railways (, HŽ) was the national railway company of Croatia. It was a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Croatia is 78. The Croatian rail network carried 24.230 million passengers in 2023. Hi ...

* '' Hrvatski autoklub'' or HAK, Croatian Automobile Club * ''Hrvatski nogometni savez'' or HNS,

Croatian Football Federation The Croatian Football Federation (, HNS) is the national governing body of 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 FIFA and UEFA, and is responsible f ...

* '' T-Hrvatski Telekom'' or T-HT, Croatian telecom company * '' Hrvatsko ratno zrakoplovstvo i protuzračna obrana'' or Croatian Air Force and Air Defence

Political parties

* ''Hrvatska demokratska zajednica'' or HDZ (

Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union (, , HDZ) is a major conservative, centre-right political party in Croatia. Since 2016, it has been the ruling political party in Croatia under the incumbent Prime Minister Andrej Plenković. It is one of the ...

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

Croatian Peasant Party The Croatian Peasant Party (, HSS) is an agrarianism, agrarian List of political parties in Croatia, political party in Croatia founded on 22 December 1904 by Antun Radić, Antun and Stjepan Radić as Croatian Peoples' Peasant Party (HPSS). The ...

) * ''Hrvatska stranka umirovljenika'' or HSU (

Croatian Party of Pensioners The Croatian Party of Pensioners ( or HSU) is a Croatian centre-left political party that is currently led by Veselko Gabričević. When the party was founded, few people took it seriously and many commentators speculated that the ultimate pur ...

) * ''Hrvatska stranka prava'' or HSP (

Croatian Party of Rights The Croatian Party of Rights (, HSP) is an Extra-parliamentary opposition, extra-parliamentary Croatian nationalism, nationalist and Neo-fascism, neo-fascist List of political parties in Croatia, political party in Croatia. The word "right(s)" i ...

) * ''Hrvatski suverenisti'' or HS ( Croatian Sovereignists)

Places in Croatia

Hrvatsko Zagorje Hrvatsko Zagorje (; Croatian Zagorje; ''zagorje'' is Croatian language, Croatian for 'backland' or 'behind the hills') is a cultural region in northern Croatia, traditionally separated from the country's capital Zagreb by the Medvednica mount ...

, a region in northern Croatia *

Hrvatsko primorje Croatian Littoral () is a historical name for the region of Croatia comprising mostly the coastal areas between traditional Dalmatia to the south, Croatia proper, Mountainous Croatia to the north, Istria and the Kvarner Gulf of the Adriatic Sea ...

, a region in western Croatia *

Hrvatska Dubica Hrvatska Dubica is a village and a Municipalities of Croatia, municipality in central Croatia in the Sisak-Moslavina County. It is located on the northern bank of the river Una (Sava), Una, east of Hrvatska Kostajnica and southwest of Jasenovac, ...

, village in central Croatia *

Hrvatska Kostajnica Hrvatska Kostajnica (; ; ), also referred to as simply Kostajnica, is a town in central Croatia. It is located on the Una (Sava), Una river in the Sisak-Moslavina County, south of Petrinja and Sisak and across the river from Kostajnica, Bosnia and ...

, 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 *

Hrvatsko, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Hrvatsko is a settlement in the City of Delnice in Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, ...

, a village near Delnice, Croatia *

Hrvatsko Selo Hrvatsko Selo is a village in Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northea ...

(), a village near Topusko, Croatia

Other uses

* NK Hrvatski dragovoljac (lit. Croatian Volunteer), association football club based in Zagreb * ''

Hrvatski Band Aid In Croatian, '' hrvatski'' 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'' ...

'', Croatian supergroup notable for recording the charity single ''Moja domovina'' in 1991 * ''

Hrvatski Idol ''Hrvatski Idol'' is the Croatian version of '' Pop Idol''. There have been two seasons of Hrvatski Idol. The first one was won by Žanamari Lalić who received 54% of the vote in the final night. Patrick Jurdić won the second season with 50.2 ...

'', Croatian version of the television talent show ''Pop Idol'' which aired between 2003 and 2005 * ''

Hrvatski Top Model ''Hrvatski Top Model'' () is a Croatian reality television series based on Tyra Banks' ''America's Next Top Model ''America's Next Top Model'' (abbreviated ''ANTM'' and ''Top Model'') is an American reality television series and interactive co ...

'' Croatian version of the reality television series ''America's Next Top Model'' * '' Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi'', association football stadium in Dugopolje, literally meaning "Croatian Knights Stadium" * Hrvatski (DJ), pseudonym of the American electronic music artist Keith Fullerton Whitman (b. 1973)

Organisations and companies

Political parties

Places in Croatia

Other uses

See also