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velvet divorce

velvet divorce noun: a non-violent separation of formerly united nations, especially the one which occurred when Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993.

Noun

velvet divorce (plural velvet divorces)

  1. A non-violent separation of formerly united nations, especially the one which occurred when Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993.

Forms of velvet divorce

pluralvelvet divorces

Origin of velvet divorce

Originally with reference to the separation of the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993, by analogy with the Velvet Revolution (Czech: sametová revoluce) of 1989.

Questions about velvet divorce

What does velvet divorce mean?
Velvet divorce means a non-violent separation of formerly united nations, especially the one which occurred when Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993.
What part of speech is velvet divorce?
Velvet divorce is a noun.
What is the plural of velvet divorce?
The plural of velvet divorce is velvet divorces.

Words near velvet divorce in the dictionary

  1. velvet cichlid
  2. velvet cichlids
  3. velvet cork
  4. velvet crab
  5. velvet crabs
  6. velvet divorce
  7. velvet divorces
  8. velvet duck
  9. velvet ducks
  10. velvet flower
  11. velvet flowers

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