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.
CHIEFDOM
Etymology
Noun
chiefdom (plural chiefdoms)
An area or region governed by a chief.
(anthropology) A society larger than a tribe but smaller or simpler than a state.
Source: Wiktionary
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25 December 2024
UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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