As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
shaitan, shaytan
(noun) (Islam) a rebellious jinni who leads men astray
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shaitan (plural shaitans)
a demon, a devil an enemy of divine
(Islam) Iblis, Satan.
(India, archaic) A dust storm.
• Ashanti, Sanhita, T'ai-shan, Taishan, anthias, tahinas
Source: Wiktionary
Shai"tan, Shei"tan, n. [Written also sheytan.] [Hind. shaitan, fr. Ar. shaitsan.]
1. Among Mohammedans: (a) An evil spirit; the evil one; the devil. (b) One of bad disposition; a fiend. [Colloq.]
2. (Meteor.) A dust storm. [India]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.