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Zega
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This is kinda weird. There is an animal turkey, and a country called turkey. Does anyone know why? It's so hilarious! XD

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Fyrefox
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Just pure irony I guess.

Zega
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What?
no no no! That isn't the reason. <___< anybody knows that (i think) Well, anyone else?

seize_the_element
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How is this funny? what about Uruguay, Hungary and New found island.

Zega
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Yeah, but those aren't as funny. Turkey also looks like a turkey! XD And many turkeys live there. Man, that country got its name from a genius!

Fyrefox
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I didn't really think you was asking a question at first.

I'm not really sure...that's almost as puzzlings as why there are a lot of Chinatowns in the US.

Zega
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China in USA?
What do you mean by that? China isnt in the USA.

Drace
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Chinatowns are towns with Chinese immigrants...

orgy
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Yes there is an animal called turkey...
And there is country called Turkey...( Look for capital t )
there are many differences between languages for example some people names in English can be read like a dirty words in Turkish..
And Turkey doesn't look like a turkey have you ever look at a map?
or do you know anything about the location of Turkey on the map?

Zega
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Yeah, it has a big body and a small head! Lol! XD

thelistman
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Right off of Wikipedia:

The name of Turkey, Türkiye in the Turkish language, can be divided into two words: Türk, which means "Strong" in Old Turkic and usually signifying the inhabitants of Turkey or a member of the Turkish or Turkic peoples, a later form of "Tuâ"kin", a name given by the Chinese to the people living south of the Altay Mountains of Central Asia as early as 177 BCE;[12] and the abstract suffix -iye (derived from the Arabic suffix -iyya, but also associated with the Medieval Latin suffix -ia in Turchia, and the Medieval Greek suffix â"ία in ΤοÏ...ÏκίÎ&plusmn, which means "owner" or "related to". The first recorded use of the term "Türk" or "Türük" as an autonym is contained in the Orkhon inscriptions of the Göktürks (Sky Turks) of Central Asia (c. 8th century CE). The English word "Turkey" is derived from the Medieval Latin "Turchia"

thelistman
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Well, that didn't work. Here's the link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey#Etymology

Zophia
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I just feel like randomly adding Danish...
The country Turkey = Tyrkiet.
The bird turkey = kalkun.

No resemblance whatsoever.

Now I just wonder what that bird is called in Turkish.

imthebest
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wikipedia sucks balls i don't ever get what they are talking abot

Ricador
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Damn, i accidentally quoted the picture link instead of the phrase i wanted to quote

Lemme retry:

Just pure irony I guess.


WRONG USER OF THE WORD "IRONY" ALERT!WRONG USER OF THE WORD "IRONY" ALERT!WRONG USER OF THE WORD "IRONY" ALERT!WRONG USER OF THE WORD "IRONY" ALERT!WRONG USER OF THE WORD "IRONY" ALERT!WRONG USER OF THE WORD "IRONY" ALERT!WRONG USER OF THE WORD "IRONY" ALERT!
Carlie
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Please post further Turkey comments (about the country) HERE.

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