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.
PREOCCUPANCY
preoccupancy, preoccupation
(noun) the act of taking occupancy before someone else does
preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment
(noun) the mental state of being preoccupied by something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
preoccupancy (usually uncountable, plural preoccupancies)
The act or right of taking possession before another.
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*oc"cu*pan*cy, n. Etym: [See Preoccupate.]
Definition: The act or right of taking possession before another; as, the preoccupancy of wild land.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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