English Explanatory Dictionary

Montenegro

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  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.
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  1. A barangay of Balatan, Camarines Sur, Philippines.

Pronunciation

/mɒn.tɪˈnɛɡ.ɹəʊ/ /mɒn.tɪˈneɪ.ɡɹəʊ/ /ˌmɑn.təˈneɪ.ɡɹoʊ/ /ˌmɑn.tɪˈni.ɡɹoʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Montenegro.wav en-us-Montenegro.ogg

Word forms

Montenegro Montenegros

Etymology

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

Related words

Montenegrin
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