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Montenegro

Montenegro

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A small country in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic Sea
  • proper noun
  • /mɒntɪˈnɛɡroʊ/
translation icon : Montenegro
  • The capital city of Montenegro is Podgorica, known for its rich history.
  • Serbia and Montenegro
  • Montenegro and Bosnia
  • Montenegro and Kosovo

But mostly in in Kosovo and Montenegro, you find these these communities.

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Examples

  • Every Allied government gave me a decoration, even little Montenegro, down on the Adriatic Sea.

  • For six weeks, Armatta operated out of Dubrovnik, just inside Croatia's border with Montenegro.

    Academic text (1999)
  • "I will go back to Montenegro, and sing there."

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Have you ever been to Montenegro?

  • I'll be in Montenegro, drinking.

  • No, we're just tourists on our way to Montenegro.

  • Next stop on the Montenegro World Tour, we are in Kotor.

  • While staying on Kotor Bay in Montenegro, I decided to go ocean kayaking.

    Blog text (6)
  • Another ally, Montenegro, was promised a part of the Dalmatian coast, including the city of Dubrovnik.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The author, a student of Marxism and nationalism, was a native of Montenegro.

    Academic text (1992)

Synonyms

Crna Gora
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The local name for Montenegro, a country by the Adriatic Sea in southeast Europe

is the English name used for that same independent nation

Compounds

A country made of two parts, Serbia and Montenegro, that existed from 2003 to 2006

A country of Serbia and Montenegro from 2003 to 2006

Surface Forms

Montenegro main

Etymology

Montenegro comes from the Italian words monte 'mountain' and negro 'black', and it is a translation of the local name Crna Gora, which also means 'black mountain'. So it is named after its dark mountains covered with trees.