As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
DECENTRALIZED
decentralized, decentralised
(adjective) withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities; “a decentralized school administration”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
decentralized
simple past tense and past participle of decentralize
Adjective
decentralized
not centralized; having no center or several centers
Source: Wiktionary
DECENTRALIZE
De*cen"tral*ize, v. t.
Definition: To prevent from centralizing; to cause to withdraw from the center or place of concentration; to divide and distribute (what has been united or concentrated); -- esp. said of authority, or the administration of public affairs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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