I. ə-ˈsam, a- noun
Etymology: Assam, India
Date: 1842
: a black tea grown in northeastern India
II. ə-ˈsam, a-; ˈa-ˌsam geographical name
state NE India on edge of Himalayas capital Dispur area 30,318 square miles (78,827 square kilometers ), population 22,414,322