Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
WARSAW
Warszawa, Warsaw, capital of Poland
(noun) the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Warsaw
The capital city of Poland; capital city of Masovian Voivodeship.
(metonym) The government of Poland.
A city, the county seat of Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States.
A home rule city, the county seat of Gallatin County, Kentucky, United States.
A city, the county seat of Benton County, Missouri, United States.
A county seat, Wyoming County, New York, United States.
A town, the county seat of Richmond County, Virginia, United States.
Etymology
Noun
warsaw (plural warsaws)
A fish, the black grouper (Epinephelus nigritus).
The jewfish or guasa (Epinephelus itajara).
Source: Wiktionary
War"saw, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The black grouper (Epinephelus nigritus) of the southern coasts of the United States. (b) The jewfish; -- called also guasa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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