velvet divorce
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English
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.
Noun
velvet divorce (plural velvet divorces)
- A non-violent separation of formerly united nations, especially the one which occurred when Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993.