Assam
noun
As·sam ə-ˈsam 
a-
: a black tea grown in northeastern India
Word History
Etymology
Assam, India
First Known Use
1874, in the meaning defined above
Geographical Definition
Assam
geographical name
As·sam ə-ˈsam
a-;
ˈa-ˌsam
state of northeastern India on the edge of the Himalayas and bordering on Bhutan and Bangladesh; capital Dispur area 30,318 square miles (78,827 square kilometers), population 26,638,407
see also assamese