Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
EDIFICE
building, edifice
(noun) a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; “there was a three-story building on the corner”; “it was an imposing edifice”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
edifice (plural edifices)
A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one
An abstract structure; a school of thought.
Source: Wiktionary
Ed"i*fice, n. Etym: [L. aedificium, fr. aedificare: cf. F. Ă©difice. See Edify.]
Definition: A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, a statehouse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GRIP
(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
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