In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
MILIEUX
MILIEU
milieu, surroundings
(noun) the environmental condition
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
milieux
plural of milieu
Source: Wiktionary
MILIEU
Mi`lieu", n. [F., fr. mi middle (L. medius) + lieu place. See Demi-, Lieu.]
Definition: Environment.
The intellectual and moral milieu created by multitudes of self- centered, cultivated personalities. J. A. Symonds.
It is one of the great outstanding facts of his progressive relation to the elements of his social milieu. J. M. Baldwin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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