/pon'di cher"ee, -sher"ee/ , n.
1. a union territory of India, on the Coromandel Coast: formerly the chief settlement of French India; territory includes Mahé (on the Malabar Coast), Karikal, and Yanaon. 471,707; 181 sq. mi. (469 sq. km).
2. a seaport in and the capital of this territory. 90,639.
Also, Pondichéry /pawonn dee shay rddee"/ . Cf. French India .