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French India

French India proper noun: a former French colony in South Asia consisting of several geographically separated enclaves in modern India: Pondicherry (the joint governor's capital), Chandernagor (Chandernagore), Mahé (Mahe), Masulipatam, Yanam (Yanaon) and Karikal.

Proper noun

French India

  1. A former French colony in South Asia consisting of several geographically separated enclaves in modern India: Pondicherry (the joint governor's capital), Chandernagor (Chandernagore), Mahé (Mahe), Masulipatam, Yanam (Yanaon) and Karikal.

Questions about French India

What does French India mean?
French India means a former French colony in South Asia consisting of several geographically separated enclaves in modern India: Pondicherry (the joint governor's capital), Chandernagor (Chandernagore), Mahé (Mahe), Masulipatam, Yanam (Yanaon) and Karikal.
What part of speech is French India?
French India is a proper noun.

Words near French India in the dictionary

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  2. French hornists
  3. French horns
  4. French ice cream
  5. French ice creams
  6. French India
  7. French Indochina
  8. French inhale
  9. French inhaled
  10. French inhales
  11. French inhaling

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