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.
BLOC
bloc, axis
(noun) a group of countries in special alliance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Bloc
(Canada, politics) Bloc Québécois
Anagrams
• CLOB, LCBO
Etymology
Noun
bloc (plural blocs)
A group of voters or politicians who share common goals.
A group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance: e.g, the eastern bloc, the western bloc, a trading bloc, the Eurozone, the European Union.
Anagrams
• CLOB, LCBO
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MEGALITH
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
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