本地治里（Pondicherry）一词的来源通常认为是两个泰米尔单词Putu（新）和Ceri（村庄）。本地治里中央直辖区过去曾是一处法属定居点，包括本地治理、亚南、加里加尔和马埃。本地治里中央直辖区的各个区分布在不同的邦。首府是本地治里，它位于泰米尔纳德邦境内，距金奈约200公里。加里加尔也在泰米尔纳德邦，而马埃却位于喀拉拉邦，亚南则在安得拉邦。本地治里深受法国文化的影响，特别是它的建筑，这是因为它曾经是法国的殖民地。
英国人包围了他在印度本地治里的观察点，这一事实使他受挫。
He was thwarted by the fact that the British were besieging his observation site at Pondicherry in India.
尤其是在泰米尔纳德和本地治里邦，传统渔船队的突然覆没挫伤了当地的经济活动。
It was especially the case in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, where the sudden annihilation of the traditional fishing fleet crippled the local economy.
Ratchegar说：“我们所有的房屋都将安装由附近的本地治里工程学院设计的预制抗震窗。”
All our houses are being built with pre-cast Windows that have been designed to be earthquake proof by the Pondicherry Engineering College nearby.
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