There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
PRIMACY
primacy
(noun) the state of being first in importance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
primacy (usually uncountable, plural primacies)
The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc.
• I am reading Nick Sousanis’ PhD dissertation-as-a-comic Unflattening. It debunks the primacy of word over image in Western culture and suggests that the two are equal partners in meaning-making.
(archaic) excellence; supremacy.
(religion) The office, rank, or character of a primate, it being the chief ecclesiastical station or dignity in a national church
(religion) the office or dignity of an archbishop
Source: Wiktionary
Pri"ma*cy, n. Etym: [LL. primatia, fr. L. primas, -atis, one of the first or principal, chief, fr. primus first: cf. F. primatie. See Prime, a.]
1. The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc., hence, excellency; supremacy. [R.] De Quincey.
2. The office, rank, or character of a primate; the chief ecclesiastical station or dignity in a national church; the office or dignity of an archbishop; as, the primacy of England.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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