Chandernagore

[ chuhn-der-nuh-gawr, -gohr ]

noun

1. a port in S West Bengal, in E India, on the Hugli River: a former French dependency.

Chandernagore

/ ˌtʃʌndənəˈɡɔː /

noun

1. a port in E India, in S West Bengal on the Hooghly River: a former French settlement (1686–1950). Pop: 162 166 (2001)

Example Sentences

Middle-class people didn’t talk like that in pastoral Chandernagore, a small town in West Bengal, about 30 miles from Kolkata.

From New York Times

Chandernagore became a French settlement in 1688.

From Project Gutenberg

The only great British successes of the year were in India where Calcutta and Chandernagore were captured and the battle of Plassey was won.

From Project Gutenberg

French, too, was vital, and the best was to be picked up in Chandernagore, a few miles from Calcutta.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1730 he was made superintendent of French affairs in Chandernagore, the town prospering under his energetic administration and growing into great importance.

From Project Gutenberg