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tea garden

American  

noun

  1. a tea plantation.


tea garden British  

noun

  1. an open-air restaurant that serves tea and light refreshments

  2. a tea plantation

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Etymology

Origin of tea garden

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

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In the districts voting Friday, the campaign has centered around the distress of tea garden workers, who are demanding higher wages.

From Seattle Times

In December, forest authorities filed a case against a man who tried to scare Padayappa away from his tea garden by blaring his horn.

From BBC

"From Muslims to Hindus, Christians, tribal people to those belonging to the tea garden communities, there are men from all faiths and communities who got arrested for this heinous social crime," Sarma said.

From Reuters

The entertainment “tea garden” became known as the African Grove, one of the few spaces where Black patrons could enjoy leisure arts.

From New York Times

In Assam, such deaths are especially common in March and April when hundreds of mushrooms dot the blue-green fields of the state's famed tea gardens.

From BBC