state of NE India, south of Bhutan, west of Myanmar, & almost completely separated from the rest of India by Bangladesh: 30,285 sq mi (78,438 sq km); pop. 24,200,000; cap. Dispur
See Assam in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ă-sămˈ)
A former kingdom of extreme northeast India, now a state separated from the rest of the country by Bangladesh. The kingdom was founded by invaders from Burma and China in the 13th century.