According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
PROPINQUITY
proximity, propinquity
(noun) the property of being close together
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
propinquity (countable and uncountable, plural propinquities)
Nearness or proximity.
Affiliation or similarity.
Synonyms
• (proximity): appropinquity (obsolete)
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*pin"qui*ty, n. Etym: [L. propinquitas, from propinquus near, neighboring, from prope near.]
1. Nearness in place; neighborhood; proximity.
2. Nearness in time. Sir T. Browne.
3. Nearness of blood; kindred; affinity. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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