Sik·kim (s k m) A region and former kingdom of northeast India in the eastern Himalaya Mountains between Nepal and Bhutan. Long isolated from the outside world, Sikkim was settled by Tibetans in the 16th century and became a British protectorate in 1890. Sikkim passed to India in 1949 and became a state of that country in 1975. |
Sikkim [ˈsɪkɪm]
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(Placename) a state of NE India: under British control (1861-1947); became an Indian protectorate in 1950 and an Indian state in 1975; lies in the Himalayas, rising to 8600 m (28 216 ft.) at Kanchenjunga in the north. Capital: Gangtok. Pop.: 540 493 (2001). Area: 7096 sq. km (2740 sq. miles)
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| Noun | 1. |  Sikkim - a geographical area and former kingdom in northeastern India in the Himalaya Mountains between Nepal and BhutanBharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 |
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