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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An arm of the Arabian Sea between the Arabian Peninsula and southwest Iran. It has been an important trade route since ancient times and gained added strategic significance after the discovery of oil in the Gulf States in the 1930s.
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- proper noun A
gulf betweenIran and theArabian Peninsula .
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- noun a shallow arm of the Arabian Sea between Iran and the Arabian peninsula; the Persian Gulf oil fields are among the most productive in the world
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Historically, the accuracy of the term Persian Gulf is undisputed.
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"The airlines of the southern Persian Gulf countries flying to Iran are warned to use the term Persian Gulf on their electronic display boards," he said.
Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news 2010
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Use the term Persian Gulf and not Arabian Gulf or you will not fly through out airspace:
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The airlines of the southern Persian Gulf countries flying to Iran are warned to use the term Persian Gulf on their electronic display boards.
iToot Stream Somebody 2010
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The unusual move reflects tension in the region over Iran†™ s dispute with the United States and its allies over its nuclear enrichment activities and the position of Arabian Peninsula states caught between ties to Washington and fear of Tehran. “The airlines of the southern Persian Gulf countries flying to Iran are warned to use the term Persian Gulf on their electronic display boards, †road and transport minister Hamid Behbahani said in comments in the daily Iran newspaper. “Otherwise they will be banned from Iranian airspace for a month the first time and upon repetition their aircraft will be grounded in Iran and flight permits to Iran will be revoked, †he added.
The Times of India 2010
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Changing the name Persian Gulf would be equivalent to taking away what little water one may have left away from him as he thirsts to death in the middle of a desert.
Sam Sedaei: Memo for Google: It's called "Persian Gulf" 2008
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The political campaign to change the name Persian Gulf to the "Arabian Gulf" began approximately 50 years ago, as part of a pan-Arab strategy aimed at diminishing the status of non-Arab influences in the Middle East, including that of Iran and Israel.
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Rafts on the river and caravans on the land carried merchandise far and wide -- men made their way to the "Sea of the Rising Sun," as they called the Persian Gulf, and to the "Sea of the Setting Sun," as they called the Mediterranean.
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The name Persian Gulf (Gulf of Iran) is used by the International
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The name Persian Gulf (Gulf of Iran) is used by the International
laginto commented on the word Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf is located in Western Asia between Iran (Persia) and the Arabian Peninsula. It is an extension of the Indian Ocean. Historically and internationally known as the Persian Gulf, this body of water is sometimes controversially referred to as the Arabian Gulf or The Gulf by most Arab states, although neither of the latter two terms are recognized internationally. The name Gulf of Iran (Persian Gulf) is used by the International Hydrographic Organization. The Persian Gulf has many good fishing grounds, extensive coral reefs, and abundant pearl oysters.
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May 9, 2013
carletonpaz commented on the word Persian Gulf
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Yeah, it's just what I need, I'm about to have a new one
I always use Dell Hard Disk Drives, what about you, guys?
Gateway!!!lol
May 10, 2013
carletonpaz commented on the word Persian Gulf
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Of course, you can easily see there are so many laptop hard drive for sale online, when purchasing a hard drive, it's okay to purchase more gigabytes than you actually need, just like me, I love installing lots of games, so I bought a big sony laptop hard drive in advance. However, if you were to purchase less gigabytes than you actually need, this is not going to be okay because you won't be able to do the things that you want to do on your computer. Be sure to shoot for more disk space. Keep in mind that installing a hard drive on a laptop can be more complicated than installing a hard drive on a desktop computer. You also need to accommodate for the installation costs when you're going to have a company install this for you. Look online and do some comparison shopping so that you can find the best laptop hard drive for a price that makes sense for your budget.
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Thank you, useful.
Thank you, useful
But to be frank, it doesn't tell in detail what should we do to choose a best one, agree?
I don't think it's good to buy a new hard dirve, why not change the laptop? Lol.
May 11, 2013