Puducherry
geographical name
Pu·du·cher·ry
ˈpü-dü-ˌcher-ē 
variants
or formerly Pondicherry
ˌpän-də-ˈcher-ē
-ˈsher-
1
union territory of southeastern India that is surrounded by the state of Tamil Nadu and that was a settlement of French India before 1954, area 183 square miles (474 square kilometers), population 973,829
2
city and port on the Bay of Bengal in southeastern India that is the capital of the union territory of Puducherry population 220,749
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“Puducherry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Puducherry. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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