This is the 320th most frequent Croatian word.
žene
"Žene" means "women."
Here, 'žene' is the subject and means 'women', referring to a plural group of female individuals.
Žene su razgovarale u parku.
The women were talking in the park.
In this sentence, 'ženama' is the dative plural form of 'žena', used to indicate the indirect object of the action (to/for the women).
Pomogao je ženama s njihovim torbama.
He helped the women with their bags.
Here, 'žene' is the accusative plural form of 'žena', used as the direct object of the action (seeing the women).