Puducherry
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Puducherry
- /ˌpʊdʊˈt͡ʃɛɹi/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Tamil புதுச்சேரி (putuccēri, literally “new town”), reinforcing with the former name Pondicherry.
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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The capital city of the union territory of Puducherry, India.
Similar: Pondicherry
Translations
Every language
name Puducherry, India
| Español | Pondicherry |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 푸두체리 Puducheri |
| 日本語 | ポンディシェリ Pondisheri |
| 中文 | 本地治里 Běndìzhìlǐ |
| हिन्दी | पुदुच्चेरी puduccerī, पॉंडिचेरी pŏṇḍicerī |
| Português | Pondicherry |
| Français | Pondichéry |
| Deutsch | Puducherry |
| Русский | Пудуче́рри Pudučérri |
| Tiếng Việt | Puducherry |
| العربية | بودوتشيري būdūtshīrī |
| עברית | פודוצ׳רי |
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title = {Puducherry},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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