In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ADRIATIC
Adriatic, Adriatic Sea
(noun) an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west
Source: WordNet® 3.1
A`dri*at"ic, a. Etym: [L. Adriaticus, Hadriaticus, fr. Adria or Hadria, a town of the Veneti.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a sea so named, the northwestern part of which is known as the Gulf of Venice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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