Puducherry
Americannoun
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a union territory of India, on the Coromandel Coast: formerly the chief settlement of French India; territory includes Mahé (on the Malabar Coast), Karikal, and Yanaon. 181 sq. mi. (469 sq. km).
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a seaport in and the capital of this territory.
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a Union Territory of SE India: transferred from French to Indian administration in 1954 and made a Union Territory in 1962. Capital: Puducherry. Pop: 973 829 (2001 est). Area: 479 sq km (185 sq miles)
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a port in SE India, capital of the Union Territory of Puducherry (Pondicherry), on the Coromandel Coast. Pop: 220 749 (2001)
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In 2022, Modi praised Aurobindo's "unyielding nationalism" while visiting nearby Puducherry, a French colonial outpost till 1954.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
In the small federal territory of Puducherry, a former French enclave in southeastern India, a coalition government including the BJP retained power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
One bill proposes a constitutional amendment to enable joint federal and state elections, while another aims to align assembly polls in Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu & Kashmir with the general election schedule.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2024
“The government has a keenness of publicity, and that has certainly created pressure,” says T. Sundararaman, an independent public health analyst based in Puducherry.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 26, 2022
The government of the union territory of Puducherry in the south was set to order all schoolgirls to wear overcoats to "protect them" until a public outry forced a U-turn.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 15, 2013
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