According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
TRANSLITERATION
transliteration
(noun) a transcription from one alphabet to another
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
transliteration (countable and uncountable, plural transliterations)
(linguistics, translation studies) The act or product of transliterating, of representing letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script.
(sign language) The act or product of rendering speech in sign language, or vice versa.
Source: Wiktionary
Trans*lit`er*a"tion, n.
Definition: The act or product of transliterating, or of expressing words of a language by means of the characters of another alphabet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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