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Melnkalne
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Melnkalnē
Latvian
lv:
thumb|175px|Melnkalne (Eiropā)
thumb|130px|Melnkalnes karogs
Etymology
From lv melns kalns black mountain, following the model of other languages, e.g., it Montenegro (< it monte mountain and it negro black, whence en Montenegro), ru Черногория (< ru чёрный black and ru гора́ mountain), sq Mali i Zi black mountain, all basically translations of sh Црна Гора Black Mountain, a term that originally referred to Mt. Lovćen, and later, by extension, to the entire region, province, now independent country, of Montenegro.
Pronunciation
lv lv-riga-Melnkalne.ogg
Proper noun
f 5th
lv Montenegro Q236
lv Melnkalnes karogs the flag of Montenegro 1
lv Melnkalnes prezidents the president of Montenegro 1
lv Melnkalne ir valsts Balkānu reģionā, Eiropā Montenegro is a country in the Balkan region, in Europe 1
Declension
Melnkal e 5th no-pl n ņ proper
Related terms
lv melnkalnietis, lv melnkalniete
lv melnkalniešu valoda
See also
former Yugoslav republics:
dated term lv Dienvidslāvija:
lv Bosnija un Hercegovina Horvātija Kosova Maķedonija Melnkalne Serbija Slovēnija