There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
PARTITIVE
partitive, separative
(adjective) serving to separate or divide into parts; āpartitive tendencies in educationā; āthe uniting influence was stronger than the separativeā
partitive
(adjective) indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts; āpartitive tendencies in educationā
partitive
(adjective) (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole; āa partitive constructionā
partitive
(noun) word (such a āsomeā or ālessā) that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
partitive (comparative more partitive, superlative most partitive)
That divides something into parts.
Synonym: separative
(grammar) Indicating a part rather than the whole of something.
Noun
partitive (plural partitives)
(grammar) A partitive word, phrase or case.
Source: Wiktionary
Par"ti*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. partitif.] (Gram.)
Definition: Denoting a part; as, a partitive genitive.
Par"ti*tive, n. (Gram.)
Definition: A word expressing partition, or denoting a part.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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