Assam

American

[as-sam] / æsˈsæm /

noun

a state in NE India. 30,285 sq. mi. (78,438 sq. km). Dispur.

Assam ¹ British

/ æˈsæm /

noun

a state of NE India, situated in the central Brahmaputra valley: tropical forest, with the heaviest rainfall in the world; produces large quantities of tea. Capital: Dispur. Pop: 26 638 407 (2001 est). Area: 78 438 sq km (30 673 sq miles)
a high-quality black tea grown in the state of Assam

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assam ² British

/ ˈasam, ˈæsæm /

noun

(in Malaysia) tamarind as used in cooking. Assam ikan is a dish of fish cooked with tamarind

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Etymology

Origin of assam

from Malay asam sour

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Nagaland, which was earlier part of Assam state, formally became an Indian state in December 1963, during a period of profound political and social change.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

In the recent floods, Sahariah says, continuous heavy rainfall in Upper Assam and neighbouring Nagaland's Mon district triggered severe flooding and large-scale silt deposition in Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

India's northeastern state of Assam is among the hardest hit by the annual rains, with at least 87 people killed, according to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

One of them is from Sikkim, while others are migrants from West Bengal, Uttarakhand and Assam states.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

He was on vacation from his job in Assam, where he worked as an assistant manager of a tea estate.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

In 2011, CNN named Penang assam laksa No. 7 in its list of the world’s 50 best foods.

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2017

Take Penang assam laksa, a popular dish with Peranakan roots cooked at home and in hawker stalls, for instance.

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2017

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