Darjeeling
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Darjeeling
- /dɑ(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒiːlɪŋ/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Nepali दार्जिलिङ (dārjiliṅ), from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ་གླིང (rdo rje gling), itself a compound of Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ (rdo rje, “vajra”) and གླིང (gling, “land”).
proper noun
- A city and municipality in northern West Bengal; the headquarters of Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India.
- A district of West Bengal, India.
noun Darjeelings
- Ellipsis of Darjeeling tea (“tea from or similar to that from Darjeeling, India”).
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noun city name
| हिन्दी | दार्जिलिंग dārjiliṅg |
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title = {Darjeeling},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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