Gangtok

[ guhng-tok ]

/ ˈgʌŋˈtɒk /

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noun

a city in and the capital of Sikkim, in the S part.

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How to use Gangtok in a sentence

Here Gyalzen Kazi, one of our interpreters, left us to return to his home at Gangtok.
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He had escorted Raeburn to Lachen, and had there arranged for an assistant surgeon to come up and take him back as far as Gangtok.
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British Dictionary definitions for Gangtok

Gangtok

/ (ˈɡʌŋtɒk) /

noun

a town in NE India: capital of Sikkim state. Pop: 29 162 (2001)

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