Chandernagore

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

/ ˌtʃʌn dər nəˈgɔr, -ˈgoʊr /

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

Also Chan·dan·na·gar

[chuhn-de-nuhg-er] /ˌtʃʌn dəˈnʌg ər/.

Example sentences from the Web for chandernagore

Here he remained a short time to master modern Persian, and then hastened to Chandernagore to acquire Sanskrit.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 |Various
But he did not send a messenger to Chandernagore as he had promised.

In Clive's Command |Herbert Strang
In the quiet shelter of Sharat's house and garden at Chandernagore, Nature had leisure to work her way unimpeded.

Mashi and Other Stories |Rabindranath Tagore
This put an immediate end to negotiations, and the envoys were instructed to return to Chandernagore.

Three Frenchmen in Bengal |S.C. Hill

We will walk instantly to Chandernagore, and demand assistance from the governor.

In Clive's Command |Herbert Strang

Chandernagore

/ (ˌtʃʌndənəˈɡɔː) /

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