Montenegriann.adj.
/ˌmɒntᵻˈneɪɡrɪən/, /ˌmɒntᵻˈniːɡrɪən/, U.S. /ˌmɑn(t)əˈneɪɡriən/ A. n.
= Montenegrin n. 1a.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of former Yugoslavia > [adjective] > parts of
Istrian1607
Bosniak1753
Montenegrian1769
Herzegovinian1826
Montenegrin1840
Herzegovinese1870
1769 Town & Country Mag. Oct. 556/1 Being landed, he made such proposals to the Montenegrians as they accepted, and put their chief into his hands.
1845 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 45/1 Few nations of Europe have been less known than the Montenegrians, and the name even of their country is seldom found on maps.
1899 H. James Let. June in W. James & H. James Sel. Lett. (1997) 374 One would like to be a Swiss or a Montenegrian now.
1957 Manch. Guardian 12 Oct. 3/6 Montenegrians are excellent soldiers and administrators but their philosophy of life has not always included a respect for work.
2001 B. A. Cook Europe Since 1945 II. 879 It was hoped by the Montenegrians that the lifting of sanctions..would lead to a dramatic improvement of the economy. This did not occur.
B. adj.
= Montenegrin adj.
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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > countries of Eastern Europe > [adjective] > regions of the former Yugoslavia
Croatian1599
Istrian1607
Bosnian1621
Dalmatiana1684
Illyrian1820
Montenegrian1830
Montenegrin1840
Montenegran1858
1830 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 1 May The incursions of the Montenegrian Banditti who infested the Austrian territory.
1883 Art Amateur 8 118/2 The Montenegrian uniform worn by noblemen is very dashing.
1971 J. Velikonja in G. W. Hoffman Eastern Europe 263 The old Montenegrian saying ‘Bog je visoko a car je daleko’ (God is in heaven and the Tsar is far away).
2011 Pretoria News (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 29 Apr. 6 Soloist will be Montenegrian violinist Roman Simovic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.adj.1769