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Union of Serbia and Montenegro

Union of Serbia and Montenegro

1 7.8
A country of Serbia and Montenegro from 2003 to 2006
  • proper noun
: Unión de Serbia y Montenegro
  • After its dissolution in 2006, the Union of Serbia and Montenegro split into two independent countries.

Examples

  • The Union of Serbia and Montenegro was officially established in 2003.

  • International organizations recognized the Union of Serbia and Montenegro as the legal successor to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

  • The Union of Serbia and Montenegro was established in 2003.

  • Did you know the Union of Serbia and Montenegro existed for only three years?

  • The Union of Serbia and Montenegro was officially established in 2003, bringing together two republics.

  • After its dissolution in 2006, the Union of Serbia and Montenegro split into two independent countries.

  • Did you know the Union of Serbia and Montenegro existed for only three years before becoming two separate nations?

Synonyms

Serbia and Montenegro
vsUnion of Serbia and Montenegro
2 5.6

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

is the same union but known by a different name in earlier years
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
vsUnion of Serbia and Montenegro
1 7.9

The official name from 1992 to 2003 for the union of Serbia and Montenegro

is the later name for the union used from 2003 to 2006

Surface Forms

Union of Serbia and Montenegro main

Morphology

union + of + Serbia + and + Montenegro

This is directly compositional: 'union' (a political unit formed by merged states) combined with the proper names 'Serbia' and 'Montenegro' clearly denotes the country formed by those two republics. The 'of ... and ...' structure is a common, cross-linguistically transparent way to indicate a union of entities, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand the meaning.

Etymology

The Union of Serbia and Montenegro name shows that Serbia and Montenegro were in a union; they were two countries joined as one from 2003 to 2006, so the name means they were officially together as a single country.