Chandigarh
/tʃəɳ.ɖɪ.ɡəɾ/
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India/t͡ʃəɳ.ɖiː.ɡəɽ(ʱ)/
Chandigarh proper noun: a city and union territory in northern India, located between Punjab and Haryana; the capital city of Haryana and Punjab.
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Proper noun
Chandigarh
- A city and union territory in northern India, located between Punjab and Haryana; the capital city of Haryana and Punjab.
Chandigarh meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Chandigarh in Hindi
- Chandigarh, India
- चंडीगढ़ caṇḍīgaṛh, चण्डीगढ़ caṇḍīgaṛh
Chandigarh in Tamil
- Chandigarh, India
- சண்டிகர் caṇṭikar
Chandigarh in Marathi
- Chandigarh, India
- चंदिगड candigaḍ, चंडीगढ caṇḍīgaḍh
Chandigarh in Urdu
- Chandigarh, India
- چنڈی گڑھ caṇḍī gaṛh
More languagesFewer languages
- Chandigarh in Bengali
- চণ্ডীগড় conḍigoṛ
- Chandigarh in Telugu
- చండీగఢ్ caṇḍīgaḍh
- Chandigarh in Malayalam
- ചണ്ഡീഗഢ് caṇḍīgaḍhŭ
- Chandigarh in Kannada
- ಚಂಡೀಗಡ caṇḍīgaḍa
- Chandigarh in Punjabi
- ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ caṇḍīgṛh
- Chandigarh in Gujarati
- ચંડીગઢ caṇḍīgaḍh, ચણ્ડીગઢ઼ caṇḍīgaṛh
- Chandigarh in Odia
- ଚଣ୍ଡୀଗଡ଼ caṇḍigaṛa
- Chandigarh in Assamese
- চণ্ডীগড় sondigor
- Chandigarh in Myanmar
- ချန်ဒီဂါ hkyandiga
Origin of Chandigarh
Compound of Chandi + Garh, in turn borrowed from Hindi चंडीगढ़ (caṇḍīgaṛh). Chandi refers to a Hindu Goddess, the warrior avatar of Goddess Parvati, while Garh means "fort". The name is derived from Chandi Mandir, an ancient temple devoted to this goddess, near the city in Panchkula District.
Questions about Chandigarh
- What does Chandigarh mean?
- Chandigarh means a city and union territory in northern India, located between Punjab and Haryana; the capital city of Haryana and Punjab.
- What is Chandigarh in Hindi?
- Chandigarh in Hindi is चंडीगढ़ (caṇḍīgaṛh), चण्डीगढ़ (caṇḍīgaṛh). See Chandigarh meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Chandigarh?
- Chandigarh is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Chandigarh?
- Chandigarh is pronounced /t͡ʃəɳ.ɖiː.ɡəɽ(ʱ)/ (India).
Words near Chandigarh in the dictionary
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