According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
PERSECUTION
persecution
(noun) the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
persecution (countable and uncountable, plural persecutions)
The act of persecuting.
A program or campaign to subjugate or eliminate a specific group of people, often based on race, religion, sexuality, or social beliefs.
Source: Wiktionary
Per`se*cu"tion, n. Etym: [F. persécution, L. persecutio.]
1. The act or practice of persecuting; especially, the infliction of loss, pain, or death for adherence to a particular creed or mode of worship. Persecution produces no sincere conviction. Paley.
2. The state or condition of being persecuted. Locke.
3. A carrying on; prosecution. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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