In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ARCHIPELAGOES
ARCHIPELAGO
archipelago
(noun) a group of many islands in a large body of water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
archipelagoes
plural of archipelago
Source: Wiktionary
ARCHIPELAGO
Ar`chi*pel"a*go, n.; pl. -goes or -gos. Etym: [It. arcipelago, properly, chief sea; Gr. pref Plague.]
1. The Grecian Archipelago, or Ægean Sea, separating Greece from Asia Minor. It is studded with a vast number of small islands.
2. Hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with many islands or with a group of islands.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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