Pondicherry

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Pondicherry

/ˈpɒndɪtʃɛɹi/ UK
/ˈpɑndɪtʃɛɹi/ US

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Borrowed from Tamil பாண்டிச்சேரி (pāṇṭiccēri).

proper noun

Former name of Puducherry: A union territory in southern India, consisting of four geographically separated exclaves of former French India, namely its capital, Karaikal, Yanam, and Mahe.
Former name of Puducherry: The capital city of the union territory of Puducherry, India.

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"Pondicherry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pondicherry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Pondicherry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pondicherry

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@misc{pondicherry_2026,
  title = {Pondicherry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pondicherry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}