According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
URBANIZE
urbanize, urbanise
(verb) make more industrial or city-like; “The area was urbanized after many people moved in”
urbanize, urbanise
(verb) impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon; “Birds are being urbanized by people in outdoor cafes feeding them”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
urbanize (third-person singular simple present urbanizes, present participle urbanizing, simple past and past participle urbanized)
To make something more urban in character.
To take up an urban way of life.
Source: Wiktionary
Ur"ban*ize, v. t.
Definition: To render urban, or urbane; to refine; to polish. Howell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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