As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
SICCA
Sic"ca, n. Etym: [Ar. sikka.]
Definition: A seal; a coining die; -- used adjectively to designate the silver currency of the Mogul emperors, or the Indian rupee of 192 grains. Sicca rupee, an East Indian coin, valued nominally at about two shillings sterling, or fifty cents.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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