Puducherry
/ˌpʊdʊˈt͡ʃɛɹi/
Puducherry proper noun: a union territory in southern India, consisting of four geographically separated exclaves of former French India, namely its capital, Karaikal, Yanam, and Mahe.
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Proper noun
Puducherry
- A union territory in southern India, consisting of four geographically separated exclaves of former French India, namely its capital, Karaikal, Yanam, and Mahe.
- The capital city of the union territory of Puducherry, India.
- Synonyms:
- Pondicherry
Puducherry meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
Puducherry in Hindi
- Puducherry, India
- पुदुच्चेरी puduccerī, पॉंडिचेरी pŏṇḍicerī
Puducherry in Tamil
- Puducherry, India
- புதுச்சேரி putuccēri, புதுவை putuvai, பாண்டிச்சேரி pāṇṭiccēri
Puducherry in Bengali
- Puducherry, India
- পোঁডিচেরী põḍicerī, পুদুচ্চেরী puduccerī
Puducherry in Telugu
- Puducherry, India
- పుదుచ్చేరి puduccēri
More languagesFewer languages
- Puducherry in Malayalam
- പുതുശ്ശേരി putuśśēri
- Puducherry in Kannada
- ಪುದುಚೇರಿ puducēri
- Puducherry in Punjabi
- ਪੁਡੂਚੇਰੀ puḍūcerī
- Puducherry in Sanskrit
- पाण्डीचेरी pāṇḍīcerī
- Puducherry in Vietnamese
- Puducherry
Synonyms of Puducherry
Origin of Puducherry
Borrowed from Tamil புதுச்சேரி (putuccēri, literally “new town”), reinforcing with the former name Pondicherry.
Questions about Puducherry
- What does Puducherry mean?
- Puducherry means a union territory in southern India, consisting of four geographically separated exclaves of former French India, namely its capital, Karaikal, Yanam, and Mahe.
- What is Puducherry in Hindi?
- Puducherry in Hindi is पुदुच्चेरी (puduccerī), पॉंडिचेरी (pŏṇḍicerī). See Puducherry meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Puducherry?
- Puducherry is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Puducherry?
- Puducherry is pronounced /ˌpʊdʊˈt͡ʃɛɹi/.
Words near Puducherry in the dictionary
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