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Or Sahara desert, Soviet union, ATM machine, CD disc, chai tea... Think my favorite is The Los Angeles Angels - the the angels angels

• xyzelement 6y ago
  I don't understand why Sahara and Soviet Union are on this list?
  • Zsolt 6y ago
    It's a bit of a reach: "sahara" in Arabic means "deserts", and soviet means council or board.
  • Shared404 6y ago
    https://www.etymonline.com/word/sahara https://www.etymonline.com/word/sahara https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_(council)#Etymology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_(council)#Etymology Much like Los Angeles, if you translate the words back to their original language they become redundant.
    • xyzelement 6y ago
      That's wrong then. The word "soviet" means "council".. To the extent that its etymology connects to "togetherness" it just refers to the group of people coming together to make decisions. The "union" refers to the union of the socialist republics. You can easily have "soviets" without a union, and you can obviously have a union without soviets. Source: born in the USSR
      • Shared404 6y ago
        Good to know, thanks for sharing. Based on what it said the direct translation was I had thought it was weird, but I figured the Wikipedia page would know more than I.
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