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Offline FeherTigris

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Re: Guess the Country
« Reply #90 on: April 28, 2007, 01:35:22 PM »
It looks i should be a professor of etymology, geography and history  :D
You are right, Deutsch (according to Google) is not a name of a tribe (actually I thought it is a name of a Lord or King but neither this).

Northern Ireland: we are looking for a separate, sovereign country with no political, minority, ethnic or such issue. It is simple misnaming of the country.

(You can try to use clue2.)
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Offline New History lovers

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Re: Guess the Country
« Reply #91 on: April 28, 2007, 02:12:57 PM »
The Ghana Empire existed from approximately 750-1100, was the predecessor to the much better known Mali Empire.  The Empire's major centers were in modern-day Mali and Mauritania.

The modern Republic of Ghana has no connection to the former Ghana Empire, and the old Ghana Empire never owned or had tributary of any part of the modern Republic.

Therefore, two separate countries, peoples, and languages, but the same name.
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Offline Delfos

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Re: Guess the Country
« Reply #92 on: April 28, 2007, 02:34:36 PM »
I demand more clues!

and yes i was talking about kosovo.
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Offline FeherTigris

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Re: Guess the Country
« Reply #93 on: April 28, 2007, 04:39:10 PM »
have you seen clue2? actually this is absolutely unique (sg. happened once and only once)
but I figure out sg. .... sg. .... sg. .... ok. this is clue 3 (again in white) (plus clues 1&2 for summary):

clue 1: This country is named after a different nation. Not after the nation that actually lives in. No separatism, no multi-nation country, no occupation, no minority, not two countries with similar names, not two country for same nation. Not political, not linguistic; simple misnaming. No Trick.
clue 2: Catholics ring the bells each noon. This is to remember a battle between two countries. The winner is the country we are looking for.
clue3: For about 25 years the country has been a 'kingdom without a king' but not now.
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Offline Varkour

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Re: Guess the Country
« Reply #94 on: April 28, 2007, 04:42:54 PM »
Hungary!

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Offline FeherTigris

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Re: Guess the Country
« Reply #95 on: April 28, 2007, 05:09:22 PM »
But of course!!! Varkour's turn!

Just to explain: Hungary got its name after the Huns. The most famous Hun is Attila came from east and demolished antique Rome in A.D. 476. This is the start point of middle age and end of the (west) Roman Empire (I hope everybody on the world learns that in the school). Huns were cruel nomadic horsemen with bows (not swords). Actually they disappeared (assimilated) during the VI. century.
Then, after 300 years another nomadic nation came from east - Magyars (end of IX. century). They were nomadic horsemen with bows. Everybody in Europe thought that the Huns are back (famous praying at that time: 'God save us from the bows of the Huns'). Fortunately not, Magyars settled and became a kingdom in catholic faith. Nevertheless the country got the name Hungary. In Hungarian the name of the country is 'MagyarLand' and not 'HunLand', people are calling themselves 'Magyars' and not 'Huns'.
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Offline Varkour

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Re: Guess the Country
« Reply #96 on: April 28, 2007, 05:11:13 PM »
YAY!
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Offline Delfos

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Re: Guess the Country
« Reply #97 on: April 28, 2007, 07:44:16 PM »
nice thanks for history lesson, we'r actually very ignorant about Hungary, we know about the huns, also that famous golden statue, but that huns disappeared and there was another people that been called huns..neva heard of.

Varkour what are you waiting for?
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Offline Varkour

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Re: Guess the Country
« Reply #98 on: April 28, 2007, 08:01:56 PM »
Okay :P

First clue:

The country has more registered companies than people...
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Offline New History lovers

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Re: Guess the Country
« Reply #99 on: April 28, 2007, 08:12:09 PM »
I'm so embarrassed I forgot about Hungary :-[

Anyway, my first guess.

Cayman Islands?
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Offline Varkour

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Re: Guess the Country
« Reply #100 on: April 28, 2007, 08:14:40 PM »
Nope... sorry

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Offline FeherTigris

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Re: Guess the Country
« Reply #101 on: April 28, 2007, 08:17:20 PM »
Because it is a tax-paradise? There are many such countries: Monaco, Cayman-Islands ...
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Offline Saletsia

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Re: Guess the Country
« Reply #102 on: April 28, 2007, 08:56:47 PM »
Switzerland?
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Offline New History lovers

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Re: Guess the Country
« Reply #103 on: April 28, 2007, 08:57:47 PM »
Liechtenstein?  Luxembourg?  San Marino?

I claim all those guesses first!
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Offline Varkour

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Re: Guess the Country
« Reply #104 on: April 28, 2007, 09:01:06 PM »
LOL

One at a time NHL... ;)
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