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Crna Gora

Crna Gora

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The local name for Montenegro, a country by the Adriatic Sea in southeast Europe
  • proper noun
translation icon : Crna Gora
  • Diplomatic documents sometimes mention both Montenegro and its native name, Crna Gora.

Examples

  • The mountains of Crna Gora attract hikers from all over the world.

  • I visited Crna Gora last summer.

  • Many locals refer to their country as Crna Gora rather than Montenegro.

  • Have you ever been to Crna Gora?

  • Many locals refer to their country as Crna Gora instead of using its official name, Montenegro.

  • The picturesque beaches of Crna Gora draw many tourists each summer.

  • The historic town of Kotor is located in Crna Gora, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Synonyms

Montenegro
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A small country in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic Sea

is the native local name used in the country's own language

Surface Forms

Crna Gora main

Morphology

Crna + Gora

Although the provided constituent entries lack definitions, Crna Gora is transparently composed of Slavic words meaning 'crna' = black and 'gora' = mountain, so a learner who knows those constituents can infer 'Black Mountain' and thus recognise it as the place name Montenegro. This is a literal toponymic composition common across languages, so the overall meaning is directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Crna Gora comes from the words Crna and Gora, which mean 'black' and 'mountain'. One popular idea is that people saw dark, tree-covered mountains and called the land 'black mountain', so today Crna Gora is the native name for the country called Montenegro.