
1) Former country in South Asia
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French India is the name commonly used to refer (in English) to the French possessions acquired by the French East India Company in India from the second half of the 17th century onward, and officially known as the Établissements français dans l`Inde (`French establishments in India`) from the resumption of French rule in 1816 to their de fac......
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_India

Former French possessions in India: Pondicherry, Chandernagore, Karaikal, Mahé, and Yanam (Yanaon). They were all transferred to India by 1954. ...
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Former French possessions in India: Pondicherry, Chandernagore, Karaikal, Mahé, and Yanam (Yanaon). They were all transferred to India by 1954
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the five small former French territories in India, including Chandernagor, Karikal, Pondicherry, and Yanaon on the E coast, and Mahé on the W coast.
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https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/french-india
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