Montenegro

//ˌmɑn.təˈneɪ.ɡɹoʊ// name

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a country in Southeastern Europe bordering Bosnia, Albania and Serbia, formerly part of Yugoslavia wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Capital and largest city: Podgorica. Part of Yugoslavia until 2003, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.

    "A man shot dead 12 people in a rampage in a small town in Montenegro before dying from self-inflicted injuries early on Thursday, authorities said, in one of the tiny Balkan nation’s worst mass killings."

  2. 2
    A barangay of Balatan, Camarines Sur, Philippines. uncountable

Synonyms

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crna gora

Example

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"Montenegro is called "Crna Gora" in Montenegrin."

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan Montenegro (from mónte + negro, literally “black mountain”), a calque of Serbo-Croatian Cȓnā Gòra, referring to Mount Lovćen.

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crna goraserbia and montenegro

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