Meanings
- A state in northeastern India. Capital: Dispur. Largest city: Guwahati.
The year also matters. Nagaland, which was earlier part of Assam state, formally became an Indian state in December 1963, during a period of profound political and social change.
2026 September 25, Zoya Mateen, “From Nagaland to a path to the Oscars: Indian film brings a rarely seen world to global cinema”, in BBC News, retrieved 25 Sep 2026 - historicalThe former realm it was named after.
- abbreviationellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Assam tea, tea from or similar to that grown in Assam; any tea made from the broad-leaf Assam variety of tea (C. sinensis var. assamica).
He took the cup in both hands and sipped. It was their favourite blend of Assam, dark and heady and strong.
2022, R. F. Kuang, Babel, HarperVoyager, page 360Synonyms: cha, char, Rosie, Rosie Lee, Rosy, Rosy Lee, tay, tea
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- asঅসম
- EnglishAssam
Borrowed from Assamese অসম (oxom), of unclear origin, but generally agreed to be related to Ahom. More at Etymology of Assam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Arabic أَسَام
- أَسَام (ʔasām)state in northeastern India
Bengali আসাম, অসম
- আসাম (aśam)state in northeastern India
- অসম (ośom)state in northeastern India
Bulgarian Аса́м
- Аса́м (Asám)state in northeastern India
Catalan Assam
- Assamstate in northeastern India
Chinese Mandarin 阿薩姆邦 /阿萨姆邦
- 阿薩姆邦 /阿萨姆邦 (Āsàmǔ bāng)state in northeastern India
Czech Ásám
- Ásámstate in northeastern India
Dutch Assam, Assamthee
- Assamstate in northeastern India
- Assamtheeblack tea
- Assam-theeblack tea
Esperanto Asamo
- Asamostate in northeastern India
Estonian Assam
- Assamstate in northeastern India
Finnish Assam, Assam-tee
- Assamstate in northeastern India
- Assam-teeblack tea
French Assam
- Assamstate in northeastern India
German Assam
- Assamstate in northeastern India
Greek Ασσάμ, Άσαμ
- Ασσάμ (Assám)state in northeastern India
- Άσαμ (Ásam)state in northeastern India
Hebrew אסאם
- אסאםstate in northeastern India
Hindi आसाम, असम
- आसाम (āsām)state in northeastern India
- असम (asam)state in northeastern India
Hungarian Asszám
- Asszámstate in northeastern India
Japanese アッサム
- アッサム (Assamu)state in northeastern India
Korean 아삼
- 아삼 (Asam)state in northeastern India
Latvian Asama
- Asamastate in northeastern India
Lithuanian Asamas
- Asamasstate in northeastern India
Persian آسام
- آسام (âsâm)state in northeastern India
Portuguese Assam, Assã
- Assamstate in northeastern India
- Assãstate in northeastern India
Punjabi ਅਸਾਮ
- ਅਸਾਮ (asām)state in northeastern India
Russian Асса́м
- Асса́м (Assám)state in northeastern India
Spanish Asam, Assam
- Asamstate in northeastern India
- Assamstate in northeastern India
Tamil அசாம்
- அசாம் (acām)state in northeastern India
Thai อัสสัม
- อัสสัม (àt-sǎm)state in northeastern India
Ukrainian Асса́м
- Асса́м (Assám)state in northeastern India
Urdu آسام
- آسام (āsām)state in northeastern India
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Assam
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Cite this entry
Assam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Assam
“Assam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Assam. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Assam,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Assam.
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