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

Rhymes for Assam

• aplomb
• balaam
• cocom
• embalm
• islam
• pogrom
• salaam
• sitcom
• balm
• bom
• bomb
• calm

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