Chandernagore

[ chuhn-der-nuh-gawr, -gohr ]

noun

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

Chandernagore

/ 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)

Example Sentences

The Chandernagore proceeded on her voyage, and Port Breton was reached at last.

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"Sure 'tis a most pleasant engaging young man," said Mrs. Merriman, as her boat dropped down the river towards Chandernagore.

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The men just succeeded in reaching the ghat, on the left bank of the river about a mile below Chandernagore, before the boat sank.

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The boat coming to a ghat below Chandernagore, the serang ordered the men to pull in, and tied up for the night.

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Clive reached Chandernagore on the 12th, and probably heard on that day or the next from Calcutta.

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