tea garden
Americannoun
noun
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an open-air restaurant that serves tea and light refreshments
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a tea plantation
Etymology
Origin of tea garden
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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In the districts voting Friday, the campaign has centered around the distress of tea garden workers, who are demanding higher wages.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2024
"From Muslims to Hindus, Christians, tribal people to those belonging to the tea garden communities, there are men from all faiths and communities who got arrested for this heinous social crime," Sarma said.
From Reuters • Feb. 3, 2023
Kitchen fruit and vegetable scraps, grass clippings, coffee grounds/brewed loose leaf tea, garden clippings, and eggshells all count.
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2022
After a long day of work at a tea garden in Assam's Chapatoli village, Ms Kharia had made her way home, walking through the gentle curves of the hills around her village.
From BBC • May 19, 2022
They also obtained admittance to a tea garden, which in summer was a favorite resort of the citizens and, passing naked oaks and fruit trees, ascended to a high mound which stood in the center.
From Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates by Dodge, Mary Mapes
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