Darjeeling
Americannoun
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a town in West Bengal, in NE India: mountain resort.
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Also called Darjeeling tea. a type of tea grown in mountainous areas around the town of Darjeeling.
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Official name: Darjiling. a town in NE India, in West Bengal in the Himalayas, at an altitude of about 2250 m (7500 ft). Pop: 107 530 (2001)
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a high-quality black tea grown in the mountains around Darjeeling
Example Sentences
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Stoppard’s mother fled to India, where her two sons attended an American school in Darjeeling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
All those productions, as well as “Asteroid,” were designed by Adam Stockhausen, who began working with Anderson as art director on 2007’s “The Darjeeling Limited” and won an Oscar for “Budapest.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024
Northern parts of the neighbouring West Bengal state have also been affected as water from Teesta inundated Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri disricts.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2023
I prefer these cookies in the afternoon alongside tea rather than coffee, particularly a creamy cup of Earl Grey or Darjeeling.
From Salon • Nov. 12, 2022
The first Everesters were obliged to trek 400 arduous miles from Darjeeling across the Tibetan plateau simply to reach the foot of the mountain.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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