Puducherry
Meaning
Proper Noun
- Union territory in southern India, consisting of four exclaves of former French India, namely its capital, Karaikal, Yanam and Mahe.
- Capital of the union territory of Puducherry (Pondicherry).
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Origin
- Borrowed from Tamil புதுச்சேரி, reinforcing with the former name Pondicherry.
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