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What does Assam mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Assam? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. A state in north-eastern India.
  2. (historical) The former realm it was named after.
  3. A black tea named after the above Indian region where it is grown.
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Most teas from India are black and two well-known examples are Assam and Darjeeling.
Although latex was tapped from trees in parts of Assam, all the rubber from the East Indies got to be called India rubber.
After that, we adjourned to the drawing room where Carlo served us a pot of my finest Assam and some cucumber sandwiches.
The overall relation between the Assamese and the other ethnic groups in Assam is not in active conflict now.
The late seventies show the explosion of resentment among the Assamese people, in the form of a massive agitation, commonly known as the Assam agitation.
Media reports in Assam suggest that the Bodo leadership has okayed the proposals.

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