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Assam

American  
[as-sam] / æsˈsæm /

noun

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

Assam 1 British  
/ 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

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assam 2 British  
/ ˈasam, ˈæsæm /

noun

  1. (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

Example Sentences

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There, Suryavanshi - still not a teenager - struck 86 off 76 balls to steer Bihar past Assam, an innings compelling enough to trigger the fast-track that followed.

From BBC

The singer's sudden death sparked anger and distress among millions of fans in his home state Assam, and set off a wave of mourning.

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"Until a few years ago, the butterfly pea flower was just another climbing plant in my village," says Nilam Brahma who lives in Anthaigwlao, a village in the northeastern Indian state of Assam.

From BBC

They say another calf was injured in the incident early on Saturday in Hojai district, Assam state.

From BBC

No travellers were injured in the accident in Assam state, home to more than 4,000 of the roughly 22,000 wild elephants in India.

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