Jewel in the Crown, The
a British television programme of the 1980s, about British people in India before the country became independent in 1947. It is based on four novels by Paul Scott, one of which is also called The Jewel in the Crown.

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jewel in the crown
the best or most valuable thing in a group of things.
The island of Tresco, with its beautiful tropical gardens, is the jewel in the crown of the Scilly Isles.
(often + of)

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