Puducherry

geographical name

Pu·​du·​cher·​ry ˈpü-dü-ˌcher-ē How to pronounce Puducherry (audio)
variants or formerly Pondicherry
1
union territory of southeastern India that is surrounded by the state of Tamil Nadu and that was a settlement of French India before 1954, area 183 square miles (474 square kilometers), population 973,829
2
city and port on the Bay of Bengal in southeastern India that is the capital of the union territory of Puducherry population 220,749

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“Puducherry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Puducherry. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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