DEMOS

Etymology 1

Noun

demos

plural of demo

Etymology 2

Noun

demos (plural demoi)

(political science) The common populace of a state or district, the people.

(modern Greece) municipality, an administrative area covering a city or several villages together

(historical, Ancient Greece) the ordinary citizens of an ancient Greek city-state

(historical, Ancient Greece) the term for an ancient subdivision of Attica

Anagrams

• desmo, desmo-, domes, modes

Source: Wiktionary



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UNEXPLOITED

(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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