Chandigarh

[chuhn-di-guhr]

noun

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

Chandigarh

/ ˌtʃʌndɪˈɡɑː /

noun

1. 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)

Example Sentences

Air Marshal Brar felt that bond first-hand, flying his last sortie out of the northern city of Chandigarh just two days before his retirement in July 2000.

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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.

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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.

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At least 10 people have been admitted to hospitals in Rajouri, Jammu and Chandigarh city and are being treated.

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The venue, a massive piece of government-owned land in the northern city of Chandigarh, had no public transport connections or parking space, leaving Ms Kaur with no option but to drive her car to a friend's nearby - and then get stuck in the inevitable, hours-long traffic jam once the concert had ended.

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