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Sik·kim

(sĭk′ĭm)
A state of northeast India in the eastern Himalaya Mountains between Nepal and Bhutan. Long isolated from the outside world, Sikkim was settled by Tibetans who established a kingdom there in the 1600s. A British protectorate after 1890, Sikkim passed to India in 1950 and became a state of that country in 1975.
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Sikkim

(ˈsɪkɪm)
n
(Placename) a state of NE India, formerly an independent state: under British control (1861–1947); became an Indian protectorate in 1950 and an administrative division of India 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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Sik•kim

(ˈsɪk ɪm)

n.
a state in NE India, in the Himalayas between Nepal and Bhutan. 406,457; 2818 sq. mi. (7298 sq. km). Cap.: Gangtok.
Sik`kim•mese′, n., pl. -ese, adj.
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The Walung-ngas: a disappearing Tibetan tribe

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