In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PHILIPPINES
Philippines, Philippine Islands
(noun) an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands
Philippines, Republic of the Philippines
(noun) a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
the Philippines
The Republic of the Philippines, a Southeast Asian country composed of over seven thousand islands in the Pacific Ocean, composed of the Philippine archipelago.
The Philippine Islands, an archipelago in Southeast Asia, that forms the basis of the Philippine republic.
Usage notes
• Do not confuse with Philippians.
• (country): Normally used in the singular since it is the name of a country.
Synonyms
• Pilipinas
• Pinas
Source: Wiktionary
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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