Darjeeling

American  

[dahr-jee-ling] / dɑrˈdʒi lɪŋ /

Rarely Darjiling

noun

1. a town in West Bengal, in NE India: mountain resort.

2. Also called Darjeeling tea.  a type of tea grown in mountainous areas around the town of Darjeeling.

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Darjeeling British  

/ dɑːˈdʒiːlɪŋ /

noun

1. 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)

2. a high-quality black tea grown in the mountains around Darjeeling

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Example Sentences

Stoppard’s mother fled to India, where her two sons attended an American school in Darjeeling.

From The Wall Street Journal

Darjeeling tea is a specialty tea, it's not grown anywhere else.

From BBC

She also suggested the Republic of Tea’s Darjeeling Black Full Leaf Tea, which “is less oxidized than most black teas, so you're going to get more fruity flavors and more floral flavors,” Ziata explained.

From Salon

The views are spectacular in this corner of eastern Nepal, between the world’s highest mountains and the tea estates of India’s Darjeeling district, where rare orchids grow and red pandas play on the lush hillsides.

From New York Times

Creamers and milk are best paired with any blend of black tea, be it English breakfast tea, Darjeeling or Earl Grey teas.

From Salon