No. 887 in Croatian

državna

"Državna" means "state" or "national" (pertaining to the government or country).

In a sentence

Državna škola nudi kvalitetno obrazovanje.
The state school offers quality education.
In this sentence, the word 'državna' is used as an adjective to describe a school ('škola') that is managed or funded by the government.
Državna vlast donosi nove zakone.
The state authority enacts new laws.
Here, 'državna' modifies 'vlast', meaning authority or power, indicating its affiliation with the state or government.
Državna zastava ponosno se vijorila na vjetru.
The national flag proudly fluttered in the wind.
In this context, 'državna' is an adjective describing the flag ('zastava') as being official to the state or country.

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