Etymology

Montenegro

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Today it means: A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe. Capital and largest city: Podgorica. Part of Yugoslavia until 2003, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006. Full definition →

Venetan Montenegro
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  1. Venetanmónte
  2. Venetannegro
  3. VenetanMontenegro
  4. English todayMontenegro

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.