There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
CELIBATE
celibate, continent
(adjective) abstaining from sexual intercourse; “celibate priests”
celibate
(noun) an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
celibate (not comparable)
Not married.
(by extension) Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.
Synonyms
• (not married): unmarried, single
• (abstaining from sex): abstinent, chaste, pure
Hyponyms
• incel
• volcel
Noun
celibate (plural celibates)
One who is not married, especially one who has taken a religious vow not to get married, usually because of being a member of a religious community.
(obsolete) A celibate state; celibacy.
Synonyms
• volcel
• cel
Verb
celibate (third-person singular simple present celibates, present participle celibating, simple past and past participle celibated)
(rare) To practice celibacy
Anagrams
• cable tie, cabletie, citeable
Source: Wiktionary
Cel"i*bate, n. Etym: [L. aelibatus, fr. caelebs unmarried, single.]
1. Celibate state; celibacy. [Obs.] He . . . preferreth holy celibate before the estate of marrige. Jer. Taylor.
2. One who is unmarried, esp. a bachelor, or one bound by vows not to marry.
Cel"i*bate, a.
Definition: Unmarried; single; as, a celibate state.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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