In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
JAMAICA
Jamaica
(noun) an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti
Jamaica
(noun) a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ja*mai"ca, n.
Definition: One of the West India is islands. Jamaica ginger, a variety of ginger, called also white ginger, prepared in Jamaica from the best roots, which are deprived of their epidermis and dried separately.
– Jamaica pepper, allspice.
– Jamaica rose (Bot.), a West Indian melastomaceous shrub (Blakea trinervis), with showy pink flowers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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