Category: GeographyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

দার্জিলিং

/darjeeling/Roman

English meaning: Darjeeling

Definition

A hill station in northern West Bengal, located in the foothills of the Himalayas at about 2,000 metres elevation. Famous worldwide for Darjeeling tea (a UNESCO Intangible Heritage product), the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (UNESCO World Heritage toy train), and views of Kangchenjunga.

Example

দার্জিলিং চা বিশ্বে অত্যন্ত বিখ্যাত।

In English: Darjeeling tea is very famous in the world.

Literary Heritage

এই পথ যদি না শেষ হয়, তবে কেমন হতো।

/Ei path jodi na shesh hoy, tabe kemon hoto./

What would it be like if this road never ended?

Jibanananda Das · Poet · 1899–1954

Rupasi Bangla

Rupasi Bangla, Jibanananda Das, 1957

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Indo-Aryan
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