How do you use Pondicherry in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Pondicherry in a sentence
Pondicherry meaning
- 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.
Using Pondicherry
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- In the example corpus, pondicherry often appears in combinations such as: pondicherry and, pondicherry india, pondicherry after.
Context around Pondicherry
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pondicherry
- In this selection, "pondicherry" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 1970s, bengaluru, karnataka, india, nagapattinam and chennai stand out and add context to how "pondicherry" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include childhood in pondicherry india led and defeating karnataka pondicherry and jharkhand. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pondicherry" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pondicherry
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Hidesign, a Pondicherry-based premium leather goods manufacturer, has a strong heritage of craftsmanship in creating handbags with global standards. (20 words)
J&K Boys team reached semi-final after defeating Karnataka, Pondicherry and Jharkhand in league stage and Assam in quarter final. (21 words)
Tim Hatley’s vibrant design instantly transports us to 1970s’ Pondicherry and Pi’s idyllic family background, growing up in a zoo. (22 words)
As a cancer survivor, who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro just six months after losing his kidney to the dreaded illness, he now plans to cross India on foot from Pondicherry to Kochi, a 550km walk of around 23 days. (38 words)
Nayar, who has played 99 first class games for Mumbai, had told PTI on on Tuesday that he had ruled himself out of the race to become coach of fledglings Pondicherry after being approached. (34 words)
When word reached India in 1778 that France had entered the war, the British East India Company moved quickly to capture French trading outposts there, capturing Pondicherry after two months of siege. (32 words)
Example sentences (13)
Shy Pi (Abeysekera), hiding under a hospital bed in Mexico, tells investigators how his childhood in Pondicherry, India, led to him being the sole survivor of a tragic shipwreck.
Tim Hatley’s vibrant design instantly transports us to 1970s’ Pondicherry and Pi’s idyllic family background, growing up in a zoo.
Work on the ₹3,028-crore augmentation of Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur LPG pipeline and the ₹6,025-crore Ennore-Tiruvallur-Bengaluru-Pondicherry-Nagapattinam-Madurai-Tuticorin R-LNG pipeline has also resumed.
As a cancer survivor, who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro just six months after losing his kidney to the dreaded illness, he now plans to cross India on foot from Pondicherry to Kochi, a 550km walk of around 23 days.
J&K Boys team reached semi-final after defeating Karnataka, Pondicherry and Jharkhand in league stage and Assam in quarter final.
Presented by Sandbox Collective and supported by Pro Helvetia, the Swiss Arts Council, h.g. will be staged in Delhi, Pondicherry, Chennai and Bengaluru.
This prepaid bundle is currently available across Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry and its availability will be gradually extended to pan-India in the next few months.
G. Venkatasubramanian from the French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP) added that the inscriptions in the temple mention two important lamps — Nandha lamp and Chandi lamp.
Hidesign, a Pondicherry-based premium leather goods manufacturer, has a strong heritage of craftsmanship in creating handbags with global standards.
Nayar, who has played 99 first class games for Mumbai, had told PTI on on Tuesday that he had ruled himself out of the race to become coach of fledglings Pondicherry after being approached.
Veteran all-rounder Abhishek Nayar, who has played 99 first class games for Mumbai, will turn up for Ranji Trophy debutants Pondicherry this season.
Pondicherry and the other enclaves of Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam came to be administered as the Union Territory of Puducherry from July 1, 1963.
When word reached India in 1778 that France had entered the war, the British East India Company moved quickly to capture French trading outposts there, capturing Pondicherry after two months of siege.
Common combinations with pondicherry
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: