In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TAJIK
Tajiki, Tajik, Tadzhik
(noun) the Iranian language of the Tajik that is closely related to Farsi; spoken in Iran and Tajikistan
Tajik, Tadzhik
(noun) an ethnic group (mostly Moslem) living in Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China
Tajikistan, Republic of Tajikistan, Tadzhikistan, Tadzhik, Tadjik, Tajik
(noun) a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet
Tajik, Tadzhik
(noun) a native or inhabitant of Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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