Puducherry
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Tamil புதுச்சேரி (putuccēri, literally “new town”), reinforcing with the former name Pondicherry.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Puducherry
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- Union territory in southern India, consisting of four exclaves of former French India, namely its capital, Karaikal, Yanam, and Mahe.
- Capital of the union territory of Puducherry (Pondicherry).
Synonyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Puducherry, India
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See also
[edit]- (union territories) union territory; Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, (Category: en:Union territories of India)