Darjeeling

Dar·jee·ling¹

or Dar·ji·ling D0029250 (där-jē′lĭng) A town of northeast India in the lower Himalaya Mountains on the Sikkim border. At an altitude of 2,200 m (7,220 ft), it is a popular tourist center with commanding views of Mount Kanchenjunga and Mount Everest.

Dar·jee·ling²

D0029250 (där-jē′lĭng)n. A fine variety of black tea grown especially in the northern part of India.

Darjeeling

(dɑːˈdʒiːlɪŋ) n1. (Placename) a town in NE India, in West Bengal in the Himalayas, at an altitude of about 2250 m (7500 ft). Pop: 107 530 (2001). Official name: Darjiling 2. (Plants) a high-quality black tea grown in the mountains around Darjeeling

Dar•jee•ling

(dɑrˈdʒi lɪŋ)

n. 1. a town in West Bengal, in NE India: mountain resort. 42,700. 2. a type of tea grown near this town.

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Darjeeling - a fine variety of black tea grown in northern Indiablack tea - fermented tea leaves

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(both: därjēl`ĭng), town (1991 pop. 73,062), West Bengal state, NE India, near the border of Sikkim state. Its most famous product is tea, a major cash crop in the region. The town is the administrative center for the Darjeeling Gurkha Autonomous Hill Council and a moarket for grains, spices, and vegetables. Situated at an altitude of c.7,000 ft (2,130 m), Darjeeling is a Himalayan resort commanding majestic views of Mt. Everest and Kanchenjunga. Many Tibetan refugees who fled from the Chinese army in 1959 live in the vicinity. A Gurkha uprising in the 1980s in the Darjeeling district led (1988) to the establishment of what is now the Darjeeling Gurkha Autonomous Hill Council, but some Gurkhas have continued to agitate for a separate state.

Darjeeling

a town in NE India, in West Bengal in the Himalayas, at an altitude of about 2250 m (7500 ft.). Pop.: 107 530 (2001)

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noun a fine variety of black tea grown in northern India

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