Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; 
 formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; 
 became independent in 1991; 
[syn: Croatia, Republic of Croatia, Hrvatska]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Republic of Croatia
    n 1: a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe
         in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the
         Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in
         1991 [syn: Croatia, Republic of Croatia, Hrvatska]