[pon-di-cher-ee, -sher-ee] 
| 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. |
[pawn-dee-shey-ree] . | Pon·di·cher·ry (pŏn'dĭ-chěr'ē, -shěr'ē) A city of southeast India on the Bay of Bengal south-southwest of Chennai (Madras). It consists of four former French coastal settlements whose administration was transferred to India in 1954. Population: 220,000. |
dɪˈtʃɛr