transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkär-ə-ˈkäl ]
geographical name
1. territory of former French India S of Pondicherry; incorporated 1954 in India area 52 square miles (135 square kilometers )
2. or Ka·rai·kal ˌkä-ri-ˈkäl city & port, its capital, on Bay of Bengal population 22,252