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  Assam

  noun

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

  noun

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

Assam

American  

[as-sam] / æsˈsæm /

noun

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

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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

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On 30 July, the day Pranab Doley was set to be released from jail, his father and lawyer arrived at the prison in the northeastern Indian state of Assam to take the activist home.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The scene in Charing was part of a much wider disaster unfolding across Assam.

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

But activists say hundreds have been pushed across the border from Assam in recent months without due legal process, often based on ethnic profiling.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

Nobody even noticed me till Caleb Jamaal Assam came along.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake

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

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2017

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

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2017