According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
OBSERVATORIES
Noun
observatories
plural of observatory
Source: Wiktionary
OBSERVATORY
Ob*serv"a*to*ry, n.; pl. Observatories. Etym: [Cf. F. observatoire.]
1. A place or building for making observations on the heavenly bodies. The new observatory in Greenwich Park. Evelyn.
2. A building fitted with instruments for making systematic observations of any particular class or series of natural phenomena.
3. A place, as an elevated chamber, from which a view may be observed or commanded.
4. (Mil.)
Definition: A lookout on a flank of a battery whence an officer can note the range and effect of the fire. Farrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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