As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
CATALAN
Catalan
(adjective) relating to or characteristic of the Catalan language; “Catalan poetry”
Catalan
(adjective) relating to or denoting or characteristic of Catalonia or its inhabitants; “Catalan independence movement”
Catalan
(noun) the Romance language spoken in Catalonia in eastern Spain (related to Spanish and Occitan)
Catalan
(noun) a native or inhabitant of Catalonia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Cat"a*lan, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to Catalonia.
– n.
Definition: A native or inbabitant of Catalonia; also, the language of Catalonia. Catalan furnace, Catalan forge (Metal.), a kind of furnace for producing wrought iron directly from the ore. It was formerly much used, esp. in Catalonia, and is still used in some parts of the United States and elsewhere.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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