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velvet divorce

noun

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from Republic and Slovakia in 1993

Definitions

  1. A non-violent separation of formerly united nations, especially the one which occurred…

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

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