Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
BRITISH
British
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture; “his wife is British”
British, British people, Brits
(noun) the people of Great Britain
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Brit"ish, a. Etym: [AS. Brittisc, Bryttisc.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restrict to the original inhabitants. British gum, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600° Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum in stiffering goods.
– British lion, the national emblem of Great Britain.
– British seas, the four seas which surround Great Britain.
Brit"ish, n. pl.
Definition: People of Great Britain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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