Pondicherry

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Tamil பாண்டிச்சேரி (pāṇṭiccēri). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɒndɪtʃɛɹi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑndɪtʃɛɹi/ === Proper noun === Pondicherry 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Pondicherry f Puducherry (a union territory in southern India, consisting of four geographically separated exclaves of former French India, namely its capital, Karaikal, Yanam, and Mahe) Puducherry, Pondicherry (the capital city of the union territory of Puducherry, India)