Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
SALINA
Salina
(noun) a town in central Kansas
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
salina (plural salinas)
A salt marsh, or salt pond, enclosed from the sea.
Anagrams
• Alanis, Aslian, Salian, lanais, lianas
Etymology 1
From salina, saline.
Proper noun
Salina
An island off the coast of Sicily.
A town in Colorado.
A city, the county seat of Saline County, Kansas.
A town in New York.
A town in Oklahoma.
An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
A city in Utah.
Etymology 2
Of uncertain origin, possibly a variant of, or a coinage inspired by, Selina. The place name seems an unlikely source.
Proper noun
Salina (plural Salinas)
A female given name.
Anagrams
• Alanis, Aslian, Salian, lanais, lianas
Source: Wiktionary
Sa*li"na, n. Etym: [Cf. L. salinae, pl., salt works, from sal salt. See Saline, a.]
1. A salt marsh, or salt pond, inclosed from the sea.
2. Salt works.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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