assam

IPA: ɑsˈɑm

Root Word: Assam

A state in northeastern India. Capital: Dispur.
(historical) The former realm it was named after.
Ellipsis of Assam tea: tea from or similar to that grown in Assam; any tea made from the broad-leaf Assam variety of tea (C. sinensis var. assamica).

Examples of "assam" in Sentences

Checklist of the Birds of Assam.
Assam tea is going with the rhino.
Before that time it was a district in Assam.
In Assam the river is sometimes as wide as .
Insurgency in Assam in the article Assam are almost the same.
Assam coal is friable in nature and has a high sulphur content.
People from Assam are people associated with the state of Assam.
Both the indica as well as the japonica varieties are grown in Assam.
Assam was part of the historical range of the critically endangered Pygmy Hog.
Assam is bestowed with vast and varied aquatic life covering spannning hectares that support plenteous fresh water fish biodiversity.