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.

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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)

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Example Sentences

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

After “the Black Hole,” the battle of Calcutta, and the treachery at Chandernagore in spite of the treaty which followed that battle, the East India Company could treat the nawab only as an enemy.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

But he did not send a messenger to Chandernagore as he had promised.

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

Here he remained a short time to master modern Persian, and then hastened to Chandernagore to acquire Sanskrit.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various