There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
PERTINACIOUS
dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding
(adjective) stubbornly unyielding; “dogged persistence”; “dour determination”; “the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics”; “a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it”- T.S.Eliot; “men tenacious of opinion”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
pertinacious (comparative more pertinacious, superlative most pertinacious)
Holding tenaciously to an opinion or purpose.
Stubbornly resolute or tenacious.
Synonyms
• See also obstinate
Source: Wiktionary
Per`ti*na"cious, a.Etym: [L. pertinax, -acis; per + tenax tenacious. See Per-, and Tenacious.]
1. Holding or adhering to any opinion, purpose, or design, with obstinacy; perversely persistent; obstinate; as, pertinacious plotters; a pertinacious beggar.
2. Resolute; persevering; constant; steady. Diligence is a steady, constant, and pertinacious study. South.
Syn.
– Obstinate; stubborn; inflexible; unyielding; resolute; determined; firm; constant; steady.
– Per`ti*na"cious*ly, adv.
– Per`ti*na"cious*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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