tonga
IPA: tˈɑngʌ
Root Word: Tonga
noun
- A country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa.
- A Bantu language, in the Nyasa branch, spoken in Malawi.
- A Bantu language, in the Botatwe branch, spoken in Zambia and Zimbabwe.
- A Bantu language spoken in Mozambique.
- A surname.
- (India) A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage used for transportation in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
- (medicine) A drug useful in neuralgia, derived from a Fijian plant supposed to be of the aroid genus Epipremnum.
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Examples of "tonga" in Sentences
- There are no patent laws in Tonga.
- Tonga is a red mechanical gorilla.
- The paanga is the currency of the Tonga.
- Tonga operates as a constitutional monarchy.
- It is endemic to the island of Vava'u in Tonga.
- These are the coats of arms of the Kingdom of Tonga.
- The related Tonga people of Malawi speak a similar Tonga language.
- The Tonga national rugby union team represent Tonga in rugby sevens.
- The Privy Council of Tonga is the privy council of the Kingdom of Tonga.
- Prince Tonga is a former ring name used by professional wrestler Tonga Fifita.
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