This is the 820th most frequent Croatian word.
kolega
"Colleague" or "coworker."
The word 'kolega' is used here to denote professional acquaintances met in an international setting.
Na konferenciji smo upoznali nekoliko novih kolega iz inozemstva.
At the conference, we met several new colleagues from abroad.
Here, 'kolega' is used to refer to a friend or peer in an educational context, a schoolmate.
Moj kolega iz škole mi je danas pomogao s projektom.
My colleague from school helped me with the project today.
In this sentence, 'kolega' refers to a coworker or someone sharing a professional relationship.