nonimportation (countable and uncountable, plural nonimportations)
A policy of refusing to import goods; especially the policy in 18th-century colonial America of preventing imports from Britain
Source: Wiktionary
Non*im`por*ta"tion, n.
Definition: Want or failure of importation; a not importing of commodities.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 November 2024
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
