In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DEPOPULATED
depopulated
(adjective) having lost inhabitants as by war or disease; “the 15th century plagues left vast areas of Europe depopulated”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
depopulated
simple past tense and past participle of depopulate
Source: Wiktionary
DEPOPULATE
De*pop"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depopulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Depopulating.] Etym: [L. depopulatus, p. p. of depopulari to ravage; de- + populari to ravage, fr. populus people: cf. OF. depopuler, F. dépeupler. See People.]
Definition: To deprive of inhabitants, whether by death or by expulsion; to reduce greatly the populousness of; to dispeople; to unpeople. Where is this viper, That would depopulate the city Shak.
Note: It is not synonymous with laying waste or destroying, being limited to the loss of inhabitants; as, an army or a famine may depopulate a country. It rarely expresses an entire loss of inhabitants, but often a great diminution of their numbers; as, the deluge depopulated the earth.
De*pop"u*late, v. i.
Definition: To become dispeopled. [R.] Whether the country be depopulating or not. Goldsmith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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