Save Type Country Usage Turkish Pronounced Pron. /kɑ.ɾɑ.ˈdaɰ/, /kɑ.ɾɑ.ˈdaː/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "black mountain" from Turkish kara meaning "black" and dağ meaning "mountain". This is the Turkish name for Montenegro, from a calque of the country's Montenegrin and Serbo-Croatian name, Crna Gora.