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Chandigarh

Syllabification: (Chan·di·garh)
Pronunciation: /ˌCHəndēˈgär/

Definition of Chandigarh
  • 1a Union Territory in northwestern India, created in 1966.
  • 2a city in the territory of Chandigarh; population 1,033,700 (est. 2009). The present city was designed in 1950 by Le Corbusier as a new capital for the Punjab and is now the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana.

Chandigarh in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Chandigarh in the British & World English dictionary