2 words pinned here
Turkey
39.0000°N 36.0000°E · Q43
2 English words in this atlas trace back to Turkey. It sits in Turkey.
turkeynoun · 16th century
Well attestedThe American bird is named for a country on the wrong continent.
English first applied turkey to guineafowl imported through Ottoman territory, then transferred the name to the unrelated American bird.
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Turkish delightnoun · 19th century
Well attestedThe sweet is named for the country that exported it.
Its Turkish name means throat comfort. British importers in the 19th century sold it simply as Turkish delight.
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