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70 borrowed words

The word archipelago comes from the Italian 'arcipelago'. It might have first referred to the Aegean Sea, notable for its large numbers of islands.

Orangutan comes from the Malay 'orang utan' which literally means 'person of the forest'. Orangutans are the only apes from Asia.

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