Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
BATTALION
battalion
(noun) an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
battalion, large number, multitude, plurality, pack
(noun) a large indefinite number; “a battalion of ants”; “a multitude of TV antennas”; “a plurality of religions”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
battalion (plural battalions)
(military) An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
(US, military) an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade.
Any large body of troops.
(by extension) A great number of things.
Synonyms
• (great number of things): heap, horde, load, mass, pile, swathe
Verb
battalion (third-person singular simple present battalions, present participle battalioning, simple past and past participle battalioned)
To form into battalions.
Anagrams
• antibloat
Source: Wiktionary
Bat*tal"ion, n. Etym: [F. bataillon, fr. It. battaglione. See Battalia.]
1. A body of troops; esp. a body of troops or an army in battle array. "The whole battalion views." Milton.
2. (Mil.)
Definition: A regiment, or two or more companies of a regiment, esp. when assembled for drill or battle.
Bat*tal"ion, v. t.
Definition: To form into battalions. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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WHOLE
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
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