tea garden

noun

1
: a public garden where tea and light refreshments are served
2
: a tea plantation

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Zoom in: The Tea House Spa's roots go back to the 1940s, when a Santa Cruz native established a traditional Japanese tea garden in a bid to facilitate healing in the aftermath of the World War II and the incarceration of Japanese Americans. Shawna Chen, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024 Five calves were found buried on their backs in drainage ditches in tea gardens in northern Bengal, according to a new study. Jack Guy, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024 Attendees can expect to see lion and dragon dances, musical performances, a tea garden, and more. Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024 The plan was to explore Darjeeling itself, then visit Tiger Hill, famous for its sunrise; take in the tea gardens and the Batasia Loop, where the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway makes its famous 360-degree turn; and then to ride the train on its vertiginous climb through the mountains. Romy Gill, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for tea garden 

Word History

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of tea garden was in 1780

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“Tea garden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tea%20garden. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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