Puducherry

geographical name

Pu·​du·​cher·​ry ˈpü-dü-ˌcher-ē 

variants or formerly Pondicherry

ˌpän-də-ˈcher-ē 

-ˈsher-

1

union territory of southeastern India that is surrounded by the state of Tamil Nadu and that was a settlement of French India before 1954, area 183 square miles (474 square kilometers), population 973,829

2

city and port on the Bay of Bengal in southeastern India that is the capital of the union territory of Puducherry population 220,749