As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
CAPTIVITIES
Noun
captivities
plural of captivity
Source: Wiktionary
CAPTIVITY
Cap*tiv"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. captivitas: cf. F. captivité.]
1. The state of being a captive or a prisoner. More celebrated in his captivity that in his greatest triumphs. Dryden.
2. A state of being under control; subjection of the will or affections; bondage. Sink in the soft captivity together. Addison.
Syn.
– Imprisonment; confinement; bondage; subjection; servitude; slavery; thralldom; serfdom.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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