noun
definition
The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts.
definition
A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water.
Examples of cola in a Sentence
Dressed in full armour and attended by the papal vicar, Cola headed a procession to the Capitol; here he addressed the assembled crowd, speaking "with fascinating eloquence of the servitude and redemption of Rome."
In 1350 Cola di Rienzi, "the last of the tribunes," was confined by the emperor Charles IV.
Contemporary documents prove that the interior was begun in 1508 by Cola Matteuccio da Caprarola, and the exterior completed in1516-1524by Ambrogio da Milano and Francesco di Vito Lombardo; the slender dome was not added till .1606; its plan is a Greek cross.
In the month of May 1347 Cola di Rienzi accomplished that extraordinary revolution which for a short space revived the republic in Rome, and raised this enthusiast to titular equality with kings.
His odes to Giacomo Colonna, to Cola di Rienzi and to the princes of Italy display him in another light.
So let's say your parents bought Coca Cola stock their entire life, left it all to you, and you are able to live off the dividend payments of the stock.
Present-day cinema culture is very much one of popcorn and Coca Cola at the cinema complexes in malls.
Coffee has the most caffeine, tea somewhat less, and the cola beverages least of all.
Soon after the gorge we found a shack where we could buy coca cola, chocolate, biscuits or sweets.
But would you believe that's how much sugar is in an average can of fizzy cola.
Mine's a flat cola A whole range of drinks can boost sporting performance, claim their makers.
Can be a cost-of-living adjustment cola for any gap american soul opened.
Cherry cola bottles - a variation on the cola bottle theme - with a fizzy cherry cola taste.
A health-conscious man will consume more water than diet cola, " he said.
Tomorrow AM may require a lot of jolt cola.
Follow Iggy round the globe as he suffers stage fright in front of David Bowie, and single-handedly takes on Pepsi Cola.
Beer cola hamburgers classic a complete are not limited.
The tie up with Coca Cola worth some £ 50m over three years was to help the Football League become more marketable.
McDonald's and Coca Cola spend millions a year to get you to buy their products.
What is the correct reaction to Coca Cola's latest marketing ploy?
The scientists found that a brain region called the ventral putamen lit up most strongly when people drank their favorite cola.
Coca Cola and Unilever have just announce they will move toward such alternative refrigerants such as Greenfreeze by 2005.
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Can I get a soda, a cola, something like that?
When he summons up the inner strength to ask for a cola, you can't help but feel good for the guy.
His father's Christian name was shortened to Rienzo, and his own, Nicholas, to Cola; hence the Cola di Rienzi, or Rienzo, by which he is generally known.
The fall of the Rudini cabinet in June 1898, however, enabled Signor Ferdinando Martini and Captain Cicco di Cola, who had been appointed respectively civil governor of Eritrea and minister resident at Adis Ababa, to prevent the cession of Sera and OkulKusai, and to secure the assent of Menelek to Italian retention of the Mareb-Belesa-Muna frontier.
He appointed Cola di Rienzo to a civil position at Rome, and, although at first approving the establishment of the tribunate, he later sent a legate who excommunicated Rienzo and, with the help of the aristocratic faction, drove him from the city (December 1347).
Bernardino di Siena (1472) has a fine Renaissance facade by Nicolo Filotesio (commonly called Cola dell' Amatrice), and contains the monumental tomb of the saint, decorated with beautiful sculptures, and executed by Silvestro Ariscola in 1480.
There is also a picture gallery containing works by local masters, Pietro Alamanni, Cola d'Amatrice, Carlo Crivelli, &c. The bridges across the ravines which defend the town are of considerable importance; the Ponte di Porta Cappucina is a very fine Roman bridge, with a single arch of 71 ft.
Besides showing talent as a poet, he has also written some good plays, as "The Jew" (Zid), Cola di Rienzi, and Kiejstut.
Largely through the influence of Petrarch, whom he called to Avignon, he released Cola di Rienzo, who had been sent a prisoner in August 1352 from Prague to Avignon, and used the latter to assist Cardinal Albornoz, vicargeneral of the States of the Church, in tranquillizing Italy and restoring the papal power at Rome.
The kola (Cola acuminata) and the bitter kola (Garcinia cola), the last having a fruit about the size of an apple, with a flavour like that of green coffee, are common.
Next in importance rank the epistles and eclogues in Latin verse, the Italian poems and the rhetorical addresses to popes, emperors, Cola di Rienzi and some great men of antiquity.
Latin au becomes o (cOla, c a u s a; or, a U r u m); Old Catalan has kept the diphthong better, but possibly we- should attribute the examples of au which are met with in texts of the 13th and 14th centuries to the literary influence of Provence.
When he summons up the inner strength to ask for a cola, you ca n't help but feel good for the guy.
Stir these ingredients well and top up the glass with cola.
In an ice-filled highball glass, pour rum and top it off with lime juice and cola.
In a shaker with ice combine all the ingredients except for the cola.
Pour the drink into an iced highball glass and top it off with cola.
Fill the glass with the cola and give it a quick stir.
Scotch and soda is pleasing easy cocktail that has been around for years, as is rum and cola.
In addition to normal aging, drinking coffee, tea, cola and wine, and smoking cigarettes, will all cause the teeth to turn yellow, brown and even black.
A simple and well-known trick to help reduce the risk of staining is to drink through a straw, especially when drinking coffee and dark cola beverages.
Add equal amounts of cola and cranberry juice to fill the glass.
The Pepsi Cola Scholarship at Florida Atlantic University is open to graduating high school seniors and current first-year students.
Like a scholarship from many other larger companies like Pepsi or Target, a Coca Cola scholarship can help to alleviate the rising cost of college tuition.
Presented by the Coca Cola Scholars Foundation (a non-profit organization), there are 1,400 students who receive a Coca Cola scholarship each year totaling over 3 million dollars in dispersed funds.
Created in 1989, the main goal of the Coca Cola Scholars Foundation is to review applications from those interested in the main scholarship program and grant funds.
From all applicants, the Coca Cola Scholars Foundation will select 2,200 students in mid-November to be Semi-Finalists.