According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
CIRCUMVALLATING
Verb
circumvallating
present participle of circumvallate
Source: Wiktionary
CIRCUMVALLATE
Cir`cum*val"late, v. t. Etym: [L. circumvallatus, p. p. of circumvallare to surround with a wall; circum + vallare to wall, fr. vallum rampart.]
Definition: To surround with a rampart or wall. Johnson.
Cir`cum*val"late, a.
1. Surrounded with a wall; inclosed with a rampart.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: Surrounded by a ridle or elevation; as, the circumvallate papillæ, near the base of the tongue.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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