Assam

[as-sam]

noun

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

Assam

¹

/ æˈsæm /

noun

1. 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)

2. a high-quality black tea grown in the state of Assam

assam

²

/ ˈasam, ˈæsæm /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Assam¹

from Malay asam sour

Example Sentences

A cultural icon in Assam, Garg died in Singapore last month, leaving his millions of fans heartbroken.

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Another major population centre lies in India's northeast, including Assam and the Brahmaputra floodplains, which host more than 6,500 elephants.

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A few years ago, we wrote about a 19-year-old student in Assam who turned up in shorts to take an exam and was forced to wrap a curtain around her legs after the teacher objected.

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He was a cultural icon in Assam, singing in more than 40 languages and dialects in a career spanning 33 years.

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He ended up on the streets, in homes for the destitute, or working on tea estates in Assam.

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