Chandigarh

[ chuhn-di-guhr ]

noun

1. a city in and a union territory of India, in the N part: joint capital of Punjab and Haryana states.

Chandigarh

/ ˌtʃʌndɪˈɡɑː /

noun

1. a city and Union Territory of N India, joint capital of the Punjab and Haryana: modern city planned in the 1950s by Le Corbusier. Pop: 808 796 (2001), of city; 900 414 (2001), of union territory. Area (of union territory): 114 sq km (44 sq miles)

Example Sentences

At the same time, monitoring by IQAir suggests the neighbouring cities of Gurugram and Noida had hazardous air pollution, as did the northern Indian city of Chandigarh.

From BBC

“He had money, style and guts,” a Chandigarh police officer told Mr Singh, explaining how easily Bishnoi attracted followers.

From BBC

After finishing school in 2008, he moved to a college in Chandigarh, quickly immersing himself in student politics in the city.

From BBC

Facing the marble countertop are two original teak stools by the Swiss architect Pierre Jeanneret, designed around 1965 for the science lab at Panjab University in Chandigarh, India, a city planned from the ground up by the Swiss French architect Le Corbusier.

From New York Times

He is wanted in nearly two dozen cases, including some of terrorism and sedition, and in September, his properties in Amritsar and Chandigarh cities were seized.

From BBC