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.
CANTONIZE
Etymology
Verb
cantonize (third-person singular simple present cantonizes, present participle cantonizing, simple past and past participle cantonized)
(transitive) To divide into cantons or small districts.
Source: Wiktionary
Can"ton*ize, v. i.
Definition: To divide into cantons or small districts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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