Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
AL
Alabama, Heart of Dixie, Camellia State, AL, Ala.
(noun) a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
aluminum, aluminium, Al, atomic number
(noun) a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
AL (plural ALs)
Initialism of assembly language.
Initialism of artificial life.
Initialism of auxiliary language.
Proper noun
AL
Abbreviation of Alabama, a state of the United States of America.
Abbreviation of Alagoas, a state of Brazil.
(US, Canada, baseball) Initialism of American League.
Anagrams
• L. A., L.A., LA, La, La-, La., la, lä
Proper noun
Al
A diminutive of the male given names Alan, Albert, Alexander, Alfred, other names beginning with Al-‎ from Celtic languages, Germanic languages, Ancient Greek, Old English.
Anagrams
• L. A., L.A., LA, La, La-, La., la, lä
Etymology
Noun
al (usually uncountable, plural als)
The Indian mulberry, Morinda citrifolia, especially as used to make dye.
Anagrams
• L. A., L.A., LA, La, La-, La., la, lä
Source: Wiktionary
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