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Chandernagore

American  
[chuhn-der-nuh-gawr, -gohr] / ˌtʃʌn dər nəˈgɔr, -ˈgoʊr /
Also Chandannagar

noun

  1. a port in S West Bengal, in E India, on the Hugli River: a former French dependency.


Chandernagore British  
/ ˌtʃʌndənəˈɡɔː /

noun

  1. a port in E India, in S West Bengal on the Hooghly River: a former French settlement (1686–1950). Pop: 162 166 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

In 1730 he was made superintendent of French affairs in Chandernagore, the town prospering under his energetic administration and growing into great importance.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

He did not wish to lose the fighting at Chandernagore, but he had the strongest personal reasons for desiring the arrest of the Good Intent.

From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Strang, Herbert

Was Diggle bringing the French of Chandernagore into the fray?

From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Strang, Herbert

I have no boat at hand, but I shall send instantly to Chandernagore for one.

From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Strang, Herbert

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