There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
LEESE
Proper noun
Leese (plural Leeses)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Leese is the 25975th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 945 individuals. Leese is most common among White (95.45%) individuals.
Etymology 1
Verb
leese
(obsolete) To lose.
Etymology 2
Verb
leese (third-person singular simple present leeses, present participle leesing, simple past and past participle leesed)
(obsolete) To release, set free.
(obsolete) To loosen, unfasten.
Etymology 3
Verb
leese
(obsolete, transitive) To hurt.
Source: Wiktionary
Leese, v. t. Etym: [See Lose.]
Definition: To lose. [Obs.] They would rather leese their friend than their jest. Lord Burleigh.
Leese, v. t. Etym: [Cf. f. léser, L.laesus, p. p. of laedere.]
Definition: To hurt. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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