In this final paper the term ―ethnonym‖ is analyzed and the connection between the nation and ethnonym is explained. Later, the presence of the Croatian people in Italian newspapers is observed, by analyzing the articles published in the daily newspaper La Repubblica during the period from the 1st of August 2017 to 31st of August 2017. The terms ―Croazia‖, ―croato‖, ―croata‖, ―croati‖ and ―croate‖ are analyzed and represented graphically according to the following variables: the argument of the article, the section and the position which the term occupies in the article. After that, the results are being commented and it is given the conclusion from which it is obvious that the Croatians are mainly mentioned in the sphere of sport. Croatians who occupy the biggest number of occurences in the Italian newspapers are football players Modrić, Kalinić, Badelj and the coach Jurić. As for the other categories, our country is rarely mentioned. It is concluded that in the daily newspaper La Repubblica Croatia is mentioned primarily in relation to the field of sport. U ovom završnom radu analizira se pojam ―etnonim‖ te se objašnjava veza između nacije i etnonima. Nadalje, promatra se prisutnost Hrvata u talijanskim novinama, analizirajući novinske članke objavljene u dnevnim novinama “La Repubblica” u vremenskom razdoblju od 1. do 31.kolovoza 2017. Obrađuju se pojmovi ―Croazia‖, ―croato‖, ―croata‖, ―croati‖ i ―croate‖ te se grafički predstavljaju prema sljedećim varijablama: tema članka, rubrika te mjesto na kojem se pojam nalazi u tekstu. Dobiveni rezultati zatim se komentiraju i dolazi se do zaključka iz kojeg je vidljivo da se Hrvati najviše spominju u kontekstu sporta. Najviše se spominju naši nogometaši Modrić, Kalinić, Badelj, kao i izbornik Jurić. Što se tiče ostalih kategorija, Hrvatska se u njima rijetko spominje. Zaključuje se da je u dnevnim novinama La Repubblica Hrvatska najzastupljenija u domeni sporta.