Chandernagore
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Middle-class people didn’t talk like that in pastoral Chandernagore, a small town in West Bengal, about 30 miles from Kolkata.
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2022
The most efficient part of his artillery was commanded by Monsieur Sinfray, who had under him some fifty Frenchmen from Chandernagore.
From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Strang, Herbert
When I returned home from the outset of my second voyage to England, my brother Jyotirindra and sister-in-law were living in a river-side villa at Chandernagore, and there I went to stay with them.
From My Reminiscences by Hesh, Sasi Kumar
All went well until we came near Chandernagore; we struck a snag; the boat sprang a leak; we feared the bibis would be drowned.
From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Strang, Herbert
"We will walk instantly to Chandernagore, and demand assistance from the governor."
From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Strang, Herbert
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