"velvet divorce" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: velvet divorces [plural]
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. Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: Velvet Divorce, en
    Sense id: en-velvet_divorce-en-noun-e6NDAQ1i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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