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Darjeeling

[ dahr-jee-ling ]

noun

  1. a town in West Bengal, in NE India: mountain resort.
  2. Also called Darjeeling tea. a type of tea grown in mountainous areas around the town of Darjeeling.


Darjeeling

/ dɑːˈdʒiːlɪŋ /

noun

  1. 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 nameDarjiling
  2. a high-quality black tea grown in the mountains around Darjeeling


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He also has found a niche in Hollywood and is listed as producer of The Darjeeling Limited and Fantastic Mr. Fox.

These had to be developed before we started on our return journey to Darjeeling, and this would be our last opportunity.

This he succeeded in doing at the cost of considerable personal discomfort, returning to Darjeeling in July.

One railway trip he enjoyed—a thirty-five-mile flight down the steep mountain of Darjeeling in a little canopied hand-car.

Railway transit between Calcutta and Darjeeling was in the far future.

The return journey from Darjeeling was in some respects little less unpleasant than that to it had been.

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