French India

noun

1. the five small former French territories in India, including Chandernagor, Karikal, Pondicherry, and Yanaon on the E coast, and Mahé on the W coast.

French India

noun

1. a former French overseas territory in India, including Chandernagore and Pondicherry (now Puducherry): restored to India between 1949 and 1954

Example Sentences

He went to sea when a boy, and in 1718 entered the service of the French India Company as a lieutenant.

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