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CROATIAN [29 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2023-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Units (Regular Force, Armed Forces)
  • Air Defence
OBS

Croatian Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence; HRZ I PZO : obsolete designations.

OBS

Croatian Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence; HRZ I PZO : designations removed from NATOTerm in 2004.

Key term(s)
  • Croatian Air Force and Antiaircraft Defence
  • Croatian Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defense
  • Croatian Air Force and Antiaircraft Defense

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités (régulières, Forces armées)
  • Défense aérienne
OBS

Armée de l'air et défense antiaérienne croates : désignation désuète.

OBS

Armée de l'air et défense antiaérienne croates : désignation retirée de TermOTAN en 2004.

Key term(s)
  • Armée de l'air et défense anti-aérienne croates

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Banking
OBS

The kuna is the currency of Croatia, in use since 1994.

OBS

Croatian kuna; HRK : designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Banque
OBS

kuna croate; HRK : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Units (Regular Force, Armed Forces)
  • Naval Forces
OBS

Croatian Navy; HRM : designations to be used by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités (régulières, Forces armées)
  • Forces navales
OBS

Marine croate; HRM : désignations d'usage obligatoire à l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports (General)
  • Soccer (Europe: Football)
CONT

The fourth-seeded Croatian became the tournament's first major upset victim when he tumbled to a 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 loss to Mikael Tillstrom at Roland Garros stadium.

PHR

heart-wrenching defeat, second-round defeat, straight-sets defeat, surprise defeat

PHR

to languish in defeat

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports (Généralités)
  • Soccer (Europe : football)
CONT

[Elle] a démontré que son jeu n'était pas sans faille. En fait, cette défaite prouve que la route vers la gloire est quelquefois parsemée d'embûches.

PHR

défaite crève-cœur, défaite sèche

PHR

déguerpir dans la défaite, subir une défaite

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes (Generalidades)
  • Fútbol
CONT

[...] la tenista aragonesa ha sumado ya 20 encuentros seguidos sin conocer la derrota.

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Record 5 2017-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
HR
classification system code, see observation
HRV
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A country located in the northwestern part of the Balkan Peninsula.

OBS

Capital: Zagreb.

OBS

Inhabitant :Croatian.

OBS

Croatia: common name of the country.

OBS

HR; HRV: codes recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
HR
classification system code, see observation
HRV
classification system code, see observation
OBS

État de l'Europe balkanique, sur l'Adriatique.

OBS

Capitale : Zagreb.

OBS

Habitant : Croate.

OBS

Croatie : nom usuel du pays.

OBS

HR; HRV : codes reconnus par l'ISO.

PHR

aller en Croatie, visiter la Croatie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
HR
classification system code, see observation
HRV
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Estado de Europa, situado en los Balcanes.

OBS

Capital: Zagreb.

OBS

Habitante: croata.

OBS

Croacia: nombre usual del país.

OBS

HR; HRV: códigos reconocidos por la ISO.

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Record 6 2015-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Political Science (General)
OBS

[The Croatian Defence Council was a] military formation of the self-proclaimed Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia during the Bosnian War.

OBS

HVO : Hrvatsko vijeće obrane(Bosnian Croatian military group).

OBS

Not to be confused with the Croatian Defence Forces(... Hrvatske obrambene snage : HOS), the military arm of the Croatian Party of Rights(HSP) during the first stages of the Yugoslav wars.

Key term(s)
  • Croatian Defense Council

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Sciences politiques (Généralités)
OBS

Le Conseil de défense croate est un groupe militaire croato-bosniaque ayant existé pendant la guerre de Bosnie-Herzégovine.

OBS

HVO : Hrvatsko vijeće obrane.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec les Forces de défense croates (HOS - Hrvatske obrambene snage), qui étaient la branche militaire du Parti croate du droit au début des guerres de Yougoslavie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones militares varias
  • Ciencias políticas (Generalidades)
OBS

El Consejo Croata de Defensa (Hrvatsko vijeće obrane) (HVO) fue la principal formación militar de la República Croata de Herzeg-Bosnia durante la guerra de Bosnia y la primera fuerza militar organizada con el objetivo de controlar las zonas pobladas por croatas durante este conflicto.

OBS

HVO: Hrvatsko vijeće obrane.

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Record 7 2015-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Political Science (General)
OBS

[The Croatian Defence Forces were] the military arm of the Croatian Party of Rights(HSP) during the first stages of the Yugoslav wars.

OBS

HOS: Hrvatske obrambene snage.

OBS

Not to be confused with the Croatian Defence Council(HVO-Hrvatsko vijeće obrane), which was a military formation of the self-proclaimed Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia during the Bosnian War, nor with the Croatian Armed Forces(HOS-Hrvatske oružane snage), a military force that was formed during World War II.

Key term(s)
  • Croatian Defense Forces
  • Croatian Defence Force
  • Croatian Defense Force

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Sciences politiques (Généralités)
OBS

Les Forces de défense croates étaient la branche militaire du Parti croate du droit au début des guerres de Yougoslavie.

OBS

HOS : Hrvatske obrambene snage.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec le Conseil de défense croate (HVO - Hrvatsko vijeće obrane), un groupe militaire croato-bosniaque ayant existé pendant la guerre de Bosnie-Herzégovine, ni avec les forces armées croates connues sous le nom de Hrvatske oružane snage (HOS) pendant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale.

Key term(s)
  • Force de défense croate

Spanish

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Record 8 2014-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
OBS

The Croatian Party of Rights(HSP) is an extra-parliamentary Croatian nationalist conservative right-wing political party in Croatia. The "right(s) "in the party's name refer to the legal and moral reasons that justify the independence and autonomy of Croatia. While the HSP has retained its old name, today it is a right-wing party with an ethnocentric platform.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques

Spanish

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Record 9 2014-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
OBS

The first weeks of 2010 have seen an ambitious start for the revived Croatian liberal party and LI [Liberal International] Full Member HSLS.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
OBS

En 1949, il lança le Parti libéral Croate [...] dont le but était de libérer la Croatie du joug communiste.

Spanish

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Record 10 2014-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
OBS

The Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats is a liberal political party in Croatia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques

Spanish

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Record 11 2014-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
OBS

Joint Croatian sub-body in UNTAES [United Nations Transitional Authority for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium] area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
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Record 12 2014-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

A south Slavic language spoken by the Croatian people and distinct from Serbian only in its use of the Latin alphabet and in certain minor dialect differences.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue slave parlée par les Croates et se différenciant du Serbe par l'emploi de l'alphabet latin et par quelques autres variantes dialectales.

Spanish

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Record 13 2012-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

The Gulf of Trieste(Italian : Golfo di Trieste, Slovene : Tržaški zaliv, Croatian : Tršćanski zaljev, German : Golf von Triest) is a shallow bay of the Adriatic Sea, in the extreme northern part of the Mediterranean Sea. It is part of the Gulf of Venice and is shared by Italy, Slovenia and Croatia. It is closed to the south by the peninsula of Istria, the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea, shared between Croatia and Slovenia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)

Spanish

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Record 14 2011-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracked Vehicles (Military)
OBS

The Croatian follow-on to the M-84 tank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules chenillés (Militaire)
OBS

Variante du char M-84, en Croatie.

Spanish

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Record 15 2011-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

Judged by an organizing committee as occupying a position which enables him or her to fill one of the top entries in an upcoming tennis tournament.

CONT

The fourth-seeded Croatian became the tournament's first major upset victim when he tumbled to a 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 loss to Mikael Tillstrom at Roland Garros stadium.

OBS

The seeded players are rated on the basis of performance and ability. They are listed in numbered order prior to the draw, and the seeds are positioned as specified by tournament regulations.

OBS

The related term "ranked" is more generic, i.e. one can be ranked in the top 50 in the world without being "seeded" (among the top 16) in a tournament. Other related terms: be seeded, ranking, unseeded, seeding.

PHR

Top-seeded player.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Jugé(e), par un comité organisateur, comme occupant une position au classement qui le ou la place au nombre des meilleurs joueurs à participer à un prochain tournoi.

CONT

Établies troisièmes têtes de série, mesdemoiselles Hingis et Jeon ont plié l'échine face aux Néerlandaises Kim de Weille et Yvette Basting.

OBS

Les têtes de série sont déterminées selon les performances au cours de la dernière période de douze mois. Leurs noms sont consignés, par ordre de priorité, sur une liste publiée avant le tirage au sort puis inscrits au tableau selon le règlement régissant le tournoi.

Spanish

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Record 16 2007-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Events
  • Festivals, Carnivals and Social Events
OBS

The Canadian-Croatian Folklore Festival is an event celebrating Croatian folklore and heritage with a weekend of performances. Croatian groups from around Canada participate in the yearly event. It is traditionally held on the Victoria Day long weekend, to allow for three days of festivities. There is a Western and Eastern edition of the festival. The Eastern festival began in 1975, while the Western began in 1978.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de manifestations et d'activités diverses
  • Festivals, carnavals et fêtes

Spanish

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Record 17 2007-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Anthropology
OBS

The Canadian-Croatian Folklore Festival is an event celebrating Croatian folklore and heritage with a weekend of performances. The event is governed by the Croatian-Folklore Federation of Canada, which was formed in 1973 to keep Croatian culture alive in a foreign country.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Anthropologie

Spanish

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Record 18 2006-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • History (General)
  • Culture (General)
OBS

Every year the local croatian community hosts this event to foster a better understanding of Croatian history and cultural tradition in the community. Canadian Croatian Congress.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Histoire (Généralités)
  • Culture (Généralités)
OBS

Tous les ans, la communauté croate locale organise cette journée pour promouvoir, dans la communauté, une meilleure compréhension de l'histoire de la Croatie et de ses traditions culturelles.

Spanish

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Record 19 2005-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Language (General)
OBS

The Slavic language of the Serbo and the Croats, consisting of Serbian, written with the Cyrillic alphabet, and of Croatian, with the latin alphabet, with slight dialectal differences.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
OBS

Se dit de la langue que parlent les Serbes et les Croates, les premiers l'écrivant en caractères cyrilliques, les seconds en caractères latins. Toutefois, ces deux peuples insistent maintenant pour dire qu'il s'agit de deux langues distinctes, appelées respectivement le serbe et le croate.

Spanish

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Record 20 1999-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Private Law
OBS

Joint Croatian sub-body in UNTAES [United Nation Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium] area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Droit privé

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos, unidades administrativas y comités
  • Derecho privado
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Record 21 1998-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Political Science (General)
OBS

Elections Canada established a registration centre staffed by people who spoke the Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian languages and developed procedures for processing voter registrations in line with the regulations of the Provisional Election Commission(PEC) in Sarajevo.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Sciences politiques (Généralités)
OBS

Élections Canada a établi un centre d'inscription dont le personnel parlait le bosniaque, le croate et le serbe, et a élaboré des procédures pour traiter les demandes d'inscription des électeurs conformément à la réglementation de la Commission électorale provisoire (CEP) de Sarajevo.

Spanish

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Record 22 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Conventions, Treaties and Agreements (Documents)
OBS

Bosnian and Croatian Summit held in Split, Croatia, on 22 July 1995.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conventions, de traités et d'accords (Documents)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de convenciones, tratados y acuerdos (Documentos)
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Record 23 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Programs and Courses
  • War and Peace (International Law)
OBS

Proposed by Croatian President Tudjman for former Yugoslavia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes et de cours
  • Guerre et paix (Droit international)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas y cursos
  • Guerra y paz (Derecho internacional)
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Record 24 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Joint Croatian sub-body in UNTAES [United Nations Transitional Authority for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium] area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos, unidades administrativas y comités
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Record 25 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
OBS

In reference to Croatia; NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization] request of 8 April 1993 for use of Croatian airspace to enable implementation of Resolution 816(1993).

Key term(s)
  • civilian air corridor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte aéreo
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Record 26 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Police
OBS

Joint Croatian sub-body in UNTAES [United Nations Transitional Authority for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium] area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Police

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos, unidades administrativas y comités
  • Policía
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Record 27 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Document Classification (Library Science)
OBS

Joint Croatian sub-body in UNTAES [United Nations Transitional Authority for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium] area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Classification des documents (Bibliothéconomie)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos, unidades administrativas y comités
  • Clasificación de documentos (Biblioteconomía)
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Record 28 1996-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

The Slavic language of the Serbs and Croats consisting of Serbian written in the Cyrillic alphabet and Croatian written in the Roman alphabet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue slave du groupe méridional parlée en Yougoslavie. On utilise deux alphabets : cyrillique en Serbie et latin en Croatie.

Spanish

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Record 29 1986-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Arts and Culture
OBS

June 20-Croatian people honour the memory of this leader of the Croatian Peasant Movement who was shot on June 20, 1928 while attending a session of parliament in Belgrade. His memory is honoured for his efforts in promoting the unity of the Croatian people through non-violence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Arts et Culture
OBS

20 juin - "Mouvement des paysans croates".

Spanish

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