Sikkim

[ sik-im ]

/ ˈsɪk ɪm /

noun

a kingdom in NE India, in the Himalayas between Nepal and Bhutan. 2740 sq. mi. (7096 sq. km). Capital: Gangtok.

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Examples from the Web for sikkim

We allowed the invaders to remain in the protected State of Sikkim two years before we made any reprisal.
The Unveiling of Lhasa|Edmund Candler
The Lepchas of Sikkim have risen above the first primitive stage.
The Heart of Nature|Francis Younghusband
In these Sikkim forests we seldom see two trees of the same kind standing next each other.
The Heart of Nature|Francis Younghusband
On the other hand it avoids the low, malarious valleys of Sikkim, where the path is constantly carried away by slips.
The Unveiling of Lhasa|Edmund Candler

Throughout our journey across Sikkim the weather was very bad, with heavy falls of rain every day and night.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury

British Dictionary definitions for sikkim

Sikkim

/ (ˈsɪkɪm) /

noun

a state of NE India, formerly an independent state: under British control (1861–1947); became an Indian protectorate in 1950 and an administrative division of India in 1975; lies in the Himalayas, rising to 8600 m (28 216 ft) at Kanchenjunga in the north. Capital: Gangtok. Pop: 540 493 (2001). Area: 7096 sq km (2740 sq miles)

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