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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)

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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 only great British successes of the year were in India where Calcutta and Chandernagore were captured and the battle of Plassey was won.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene

Just then war was declared between France and England; Chandernagore was taken, and Anquetil returned to Pondicherry by land.

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

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

Je suppose 48 heures � Calcutta et deux ou trois jours au plus � Chandernagore, ne perdez pas de temps mais r�pondez de suite.

From Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief by Roberts, Frederick Sleigh

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