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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, but some Gurkhas have continued to agitate for a separate state. |
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"Darjeeling." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Darjeeling." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Darjeeling.html "Darjeeling." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Darjeeling.html |
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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. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Darjeeling." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Darjeeling.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Darjeeling." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Darjeeling.html |
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"Darjeeling." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Darjeeling." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Darjeeling.html "Darjeeling." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Darjeeling.html |
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Darjeeling
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•puzzling • swashbuckling
•shearling, yearling
•hireling
•towelling (US toweling)
•gruelling (US grueling)
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•marbling • scribbling
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•sanderling • middling • doodling
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•strangling • fingerling
•enamelling (US enameling)
•rustling • rattling
•bitterling, chitterling
•titling
•sterling, Stirling
•nurseling, nursling
•earthling
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"Darjeeling." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Darjeeling." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Darjeeling.html "Darjeeling." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Darjeeling.html |
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