In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
GHETTOIZE
ghettoize, ghettoise
(verb) put in a ghetto; “The Jews in Eastern Europe were ghettoized”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
ghettoize (third-person singular simple present ghettoizes, present participle ghettoizing, simple past and past participle ghettoized)
(transitive) To put (someone) in a ghetto, or to isolate as if in a ghetto.
(transitive) To make (a place) into a ghetto, or to add the characteristics of a ghetto.
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
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