| Main Entry: | velvet divorce |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a nonviolent parting of political regions that were once united, esp. referring to Czechoslovakia's separating into Czech Republic and Slovakia; also written Velvet Divorce |
| Etymology: | modeled on velvet revolution |
| Main Entry: | Velvet Divorce |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See velvet divorce |