According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
HIBERNATION
hibernation
(noun) the act of retiring into inactivity; “he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years”
hibernation
(noun) cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
hibernation
(noun) the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hibernation (countable and uncountable, plural hibernations)
(biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression in animals during winter.
(computing) A standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.
(space) A state of minimum power consumption
Antonyms
• aestivation
Source: Wiktionary
Hi`ber*na"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. hibernation.]
Definition: The act or state of hibernating. Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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