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Darjeeling
Darjeeling or Darjiling , 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. |
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Darjeeling, West Bengal/India Derived from the Tibetan Dorje ling or Dorje‐glin ‘Land of the Dorje’, that is, ‘of the thunderbolt’, the weapon of the Hindu god Indra; according to legend, the place had been struck by a mystic thunderbolt. The British bought the town from the Rāja of Sikkim in 1835 and developed it as a hill station sanatorium for their troops. It has given its name to Darjeeling tea.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Darjeeling." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Darjeeling." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Darjeeling.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Darjeeling." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Darjeeling.html |
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"Darjeeling." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Darjeeling." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Darjeeling.html "Darjeeling." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Darjeeling.html |
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Darjeeling
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•enamelling (US enameling)
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•bitterling, chitterling
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•sterling, Stirling
•nurseling, nursling
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"Darjeeling." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Darjeeling." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Darjeeling.html "Darjeeling." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Darjeeling.html |
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