No. 590 in Croatian

društvo

The Croatian word "društvo" means "society" or "company" (as in a group of people).

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Društvo je važan dio ljudskog života.
Society is an important part of human life.
In this context, 'društvo' refers to society in general, as a collective of individuals and their culture.
Pozvao sam svoje društvo na večeru.
I invited my friends over for dinner.
Here, 'društvo' refers to a group of close friends or acquaintances.
Naša tvrtka ima odgovorno društveno poslovanje.
Our company has responsible social operations.
In this sentence, 'društvo' is used in the derived form 'društveno' to describe something relating to society, in this case referring to social responsibility.

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