NEARSHORE

Etymology 1

Noun

nearshore (plural nearshores)

The region extending seaward from the shoreline.

Etymology 2

Noun

nearshore

(US, business) Non-US operations located near the US, for example in Mexico or the Caribbean.

Verb

nearshore (third-person singular simple present nearshores, present participle nearshoring, simple past and past participle nearshored)

(US, business) To move operations to locations near the US, such as Mexico or the Caribbean.

Source: Wiktionary



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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