Puducherry

American  

[pood-oo-cher-ee] / ˌpʊd ʊˈtʃɛr i /

Also Pondichéry

noun

1. 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).

2. a seaport in and the capital of this territory.

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Puducherry British  

/ ˌpuːduːˈtʃɛrɪ /

noun

1. 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)

2. 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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Example Sentences

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

Prisoners in the central jail in the Indian union territory of Puducherry briefly forget their worries when they start dancing.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 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

The Press Trust of India news agency said seven other people were killed in and around Puducherry, which is also known as Pondicherry.

From Time • Dec. 31, 2011