Hvar

See also: hvar

English

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian Hvȃr/Хва̑р, from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros). Doublet of Pharos.

Proper noun

Hvar

  1. An island of Croatia in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast.

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xʋâːr/

Proper noun

Hvȃr m inan (Cyrillic spelling Хва̑р)

  1. Hvar

Declension

References

  • Hvar”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025