Meanings
proper noun
- A city and union territory in northern India, located between Punjab and Haryana; the capital city of Haryana and Punjab.
Origin
- Hindiचंडीगढ़
- EnglishChandigarh
Compound of Chandi + Hindi गढ़ (gaṛh), in turn borrowed from Hindi चंडीगढ़ (caṇḍīgaṛh). Chandi refers to a Hindu Goddess, the warrior avatar of Goddess Parvati, while Garh means "fort". The name is derived from Chandi Mandir, an ancient temple devoted to this goddess, near the city in Panchkula District.
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Arabic شانديغار
- شانديغار (shāndīghār)Chandigarh, India
Bengali চণ্ডীগড়
- চণ্ডীগড় (conḍigoṛ)Chandigarh, India
Chinese Mandarin 昌迪加爾 /昌迪加尔
- 昌迪加爾 /昌迪加尔 (Chāngdíjiā'ěr)Chandigarh, India
Hebrew צ׳אנדיגאר
- צ׳אנדיגארChandigarh, India
Hindi चंडीगढ़, चण्डीगढ़
- चंडीगढ़ (caṇḍīgaṛh)Chandigarh, India
- चण्डीगढ़ (caṇḍīgaṛh)Chandigarh, India
Japanese チャンディーガル
- チャンディーガル (Chandīgaru)Chandigarh, India
Korean 찬디가르
- 찬디가르 (Chandigareu)Chandigarh, India
Portuguese Chandigarh
- ChandigarhChandigarh, India
Punjabi ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ
- ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ (caṇḍīgṛh)Chandigarh, India
Russian Чандига́рх
- Чандига́рх (Čandigárx)Chandigarh, India
Slovak Čandígarh
- ČandígarhChandigarh, India
Tamil சண்டிகர்
- சண்டிகர் (caṇṭikar)Chandigarh, India
Urdu چنڈی گڑھ
- چنڈی گڑھ (caṇḍī gaṛh)Chandigarh, India
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Chandigarh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chandigarh
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“Chandigarh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chandigarh. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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