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Montenegrin(e, a. and n.|mɒntɪˈniːgrɪn|
Also Montenegran.
[f. Montenegro (Venetian It., = Tuscan monte nero, black mountain, a literal translation of the local Slavonic name Crnagora) + -in.]
A. adj. Relating to Montenegro (a republic of Yugoslavia, formerly a Slavonic principality, on the east of the Adriatic) or to its inhabitants, language, etc.
1840Brit. & For. Rev. XI. 136 The Montenegrine mode of making war. 1849Paton Highl. Adriatic I. 105 The idea of a Montenegrine port on the Adriatic was at once negatived. 1883Encycl. Brit. XVI. 781/2 The first Montenegrin newspaper..began to appear in 1870. 1939W. B. Yeats Statesman's Holiday in Last Poems & Plays (1940) 77 Here's a Montenegrin lute, And its old sole string Makes me sweet music And I delight to sing. 1942R.A.F. Jrnl. 13 June 24 The Montenegrin guerrillas attacked the hotel. 1958P. Kemp No Colours or Crest x. 220 The German and Albanian forces..had started an offensive against the Montenegrin Partisans. 1970Internat. & Compar. Law Q. XIX. 334 The Montenegran Code of Property. 1972Times 20 Oct. 9/7 Montenegran officials and a guard of honour awaited the Queen's arrival.
B. n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Montenegro.
1840Brit. & For. Rev. XI. 136 A Montenegrine is always armed. 1887L. Oliphant Episodes (1888) 181 A stalwart Montenegrin, looking magnificent in his national costume.
2. A close-fitting woman's garment resembling some Oriental military costumes, and ornamented with braid-work and embroidery (Cent. Dict. 1890). |