According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
ALGATE
Etymology
Adverb
algate (not comparable)
(obsolete) Always.
(obsolete) Any way, by any means.
(obsolete) Anyway, in any case; notwithstanding; at all events; yet.
(obsolete) Altogether.
Source: Wiktionary
Al"gate, Al"gates, adv. Etym: [All + gate way. The s is an adverbial ending. See Gate.]
1. Always; wholly; everywhere. [Obs.] Ulna now he algates must forego. Spenser.
Note: Still used in the north of England in the sense of "everywhere."
2. By any or means; at all events. [Obs.] Fairfax.
3. Notwithstanding; yet. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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