transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpän-də-ˈcher-ē, -ˈsher- ]
geographical name
or French Pon·di·ché·ry pōⁿ-dē-shā-ˈrē
1. union territory SE India SSW of Madras surrounded by Tamil Nadu; a settlement of French India before 1954, area 183 square miles (474 square kilometers ), population 807,785
2. city & port, its capital population 202,648