Chandigarh

American

[chuhn-di-guhr] / ˌtʃʌn dɪˈgʌr /

noun

a city in and a union territory of India, in the N part: joint capital of Punjab and Haryana states.

Chandigarh British

/ ˌtʃʌndɪˈɡɑː /

noun

a city and Union Territory of N India, joint capital of the Punjab and Haryana: modern city planned in the 1950s by Le Corbusier. Pop: 808 796 (2001), of city; 900 414 (2001), of union territory. Area (of union territory): 114 sq km (44 sq miles)

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Emaan Singh, a 28-year-old social worker from Orange County, grew up between Chandigarh in northern India and Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

There are 104 Indian deportees on the flight and they will be processed separately from regular passengers before boarding buses to their home states, including Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

At the same time, monitoring by IQAir suggests the neighbouring cities of Gurugram and Noida had hazardous air pollution, as did the northern Indian city of Chandigarh.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024

The announcements affecting consulates in Bengaluru, Chandigarh and Mumbai came hours after Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said Canada has withdrawn 41 diplomats from India.

From Reuters • Oct. 20, 2023

A report by Ernst & Young in June said it expects multinationals to set up "global capability centres" for all types of industries in tier-2 cities such as Jaipur, Vadodara, Kochi, and Chandigarh.

From Reuters • Jul. 12, 2023

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