Pondicherry

[pon-di-cher-ee, -sher-ee]

Pon·di·cher·ry

[pon-di-cher-ee, -sher-ee]
noun
1.
a union territory of India, on the Coromandel Coast: formerly the chief settlement of French India; territory includes Mahé (on the Malabar Coast), Karikal, and Yanaon. 471,707; 181 sq. mi. (469 sq. km).
2.
a seaport in and the capital of this territory. 90,639.
Also, Pon·di·ché·ry [pawn-dee-shey-ree] .
Compare French India.
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Pondicherry (ˌpɒndɪˈtʃɛrɪ)
 
n
the former official name (until 2006) for Puducherry

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