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    Now Montenegro is independent, is there any reason it has kept its Italian name rather than use a new one in their own language?

    Question #106752. Asked by satguru. (Jul 01 09 12:20 PM)


    Baloo55th

    		It still has its original name which is Crna Gora or Црна Гора. This means Black Mountain, and guess what Montenegro means... Montenegro isn't used by the locals - we use this form as Italy was probably the nearest 'civilised' country to it and we heard the Italians use it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montenegro The Montenegrin name is pronounced approx. cherna-gora or tserna-gora, and the combination 'crn' is a bit off-putting to some. Which could be another reason for sticking to Montenegro...

    Jul 01 09, 3:36 PM
    satguru

    		Makes sense now, I guessed it wasn't likely to be their choice of names. Cerna is Russian as well, like the song otchi cherny, dark eyes.

    Jul 01 09, 6:24 PM

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