In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
POLIS
Etymology
Proper noun
Polis
A surname.
Anagrams
• spoil
Etymology 1
Noun
polis (plural poleis or polises)
(historical) A Greek city-state.
Etymology 2
Noun
polis (countable and uncountable, plural polises)
(uncountable, Scotland, Ireland, Geordie) The police.
(countable, Scotland, Ireland, Geordie) A police officer.
Synonyms
• (the police): See police
• (police officer): See police officer
Anagrams
• spoil
Source: Wiktionary
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UNEXPLOITED
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
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