According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
DOMINIE
dominus, dominie, domine, dominee
(noun) a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dominie (plural dominies)
(now chiefly, Scotland) A schoolmaster, teacher.
(US) A pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church.
Source: Wiktionary
Dom"i*nie, n. Etym: [L. dominus master. See Don, Dame.]
1. A schoolmaster; a pedagogue. [Scot.] This was Abel Sampson, commonly called, from occupation as a pedagogue, Dominie Sampson. Sir W. Scott.
2. A clergyman. See Domine, 1. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POLYGENIC
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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