[DOC] [TLE] Turkey the bird and the nation - why do they share a name ... [PAR] Nov 24, 2015 ... The word Turk is of unknown origin, but it is used in such varying .... They called it 
jungle chicken because turkey is much bigger than chicken and seem 
undomesticated. .... I believe the reason why a country named with the same 
word for a bird ...... Also we don't call Indians as hindi, hindi is just the bird. [DOC] [TLE] TIL that in Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from ... [PAR] Nov 19, 2012 ... Videos are fine so long as they come from reputable sources (e.g. ... Starting your 
title with a why/what/who/where/how modifier should ... and other broad posts 
don't belong on TIL. .... TIL that in Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "
Hindi" ("from India"). ...... I believe this .... you guys hate us very much. [DOC] [TLE] Why Americans Call Turkey 'Turkey' - The Atlantic [PAR] Nov 26, 2014 ... The Turks knew the bird wasn't theirs, Forsyth explains, so they ... and called it a 
hindi, because they thought the bird was probably Indian. ... York Times over the 
possible Hebrew origins of the word "turkey. ... something equally confusing: 
Well, I don't use much Obamacare, I must be honest with you . [DOC] [TLE] Why do turkey (animal) and Turkey (country) share the same name ... [PAR] The country was first. Turkey has been known as "land of the Turks" since the 
1300s at least. ... The Turkish word is hindi, which literally means Indian. ... 
Different Latin American countries call the bird with names derived from the .... 
They were the Turkey merchants, and so, soon enough, the bird just got called 
the turkey." [DOC] [TLE] How an American Bird Got the Name 'Turkey' : TreeHugger [PAR] Nov 23, 2010 ... These products, instead of retaining a sense of their origin, often became ... like 
the Guinea fowl fowl they'd grown fond of eating back in England -- perhaps out 
... far from home -- they ended up referring to this bird as a "Turkey cock" too. ... 
under the impression that that was where the birds originated from. [DOC] [TLE] Why Hindi-Urdu is one language and Arabic is several - Matador ... [PAR] May 28, 2010 ... I could understand Hindi speakers, and they could understand me. ... In Pakistan, 
the myth that Urdu comes from Arabic, Farsi and Turkish is prevalent, ... Many of 
these languages form what linguists called a dialect continuum, .... cahnnel, why? 
because they don't mix urdu and hindi, they speak pure hindi,... [DOC] [TLE] History News Network | Our Turkish-American Thanksgiving Bird [PAR] Nov 25, 2009 ... That big-breasted creature we all ponder and pray over every November ... 
Mexico to be precise, where they had been domesticated by Aztec .... Indies 
when they heard the Turks say hindi and the French say dindi and ... as turkey (
the domesticated huexoloti which we eat at Thanksgiving .... Don't Miss Out [DOC] [TLE] Why Is Our Thanksgiving Bird Called a Turkey? - History News ... [PAR] Nov 25, 2008 ... Mr. Tise is Wilbur & Orville Wright Distinguished Professor of History at East ... But 
at the center of our sketches of the first Thanksgiving was that big bird. When all 
was said and done about make-believe Thanksgivings, .... One can only wonder 
whether Turkish farmers as they groomed .... Don't Miss Out [DOC] [TLE] Nine important things to know about eating and drinking in Germany ... [PAR] Mar 8, 2016 ... They like to eat well, and they have plenty of choices. DW's Matthias von ... 
Germany's favorite fast food originated in Turkey. The dner kebab... [DOC] [TLE] How to carve up a turkey... - Message - Forum :-) Hospitality Club [PAR] Don't you guys have better things to do than discussing on Turkey and ... By the 
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Question: Turks don't eat much turkey; they call it "hindi" because they believe it originated here
Answer: India