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tonga

1

[tong-guh]

noun

  1. a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.



Tonga

2

[tong-guh]

noun

  1. a Polynesian kingdom consisting of three groups of islands in the S Pacific, NE of New Zealand: a former British protectorate. About 270 sq. mi. (700 sq. km). Nukualofa.

Tonga

1

/ ˈtɒŋə, ˈɒŋɡə /

noun

  1. a member of a Negroid people of S central Africa, living chiefly in Zambia and Zimbabwe

  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family

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Tonga

2

/ ˈtɒŋə, ˈɒŋɡə /

noun

  1. Also called: Friendly Islands.a kingdom occupying an archipelago of more than 150 volcanic and coral islands in the SW Pacific, east of Fiji: inhabited by Polynesians; became a British protectorate in 1900 and gained independence in 1970; a member of the Commonwealth. Official languages: Tongan and English. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: pa'anga. Capital: Nuku'alofa. Pop: 106 322 (2013 est). Area: 750 sq km (290 sq miles)

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tonga

3

/ ˈɒŋɡə /

noun

  1. a light two-wheeled vehicle used in rural areas of India

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tonga1

First recorded in 1870–75, tonga is from the Hindi word ṅg
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tonga1

C19: from Hindi Բ
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Example Sentences

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The Queens in Code: Symbols of Women's Power post includes a photograph of a woman from the Tonga community in southern Zambia.

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Ma'asi-White's father Viliami, who represented Tonga at 2003 Rugby World Cup, played with Manu's brother Anitelea at Leeds in the latter stages of his career.

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St. Helens erupted in 1980, 57 people died; and when the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano in Tonga’s archipelago exploded in 2022 — a once-in-a-century event — the resulting tsunami, which reached a maximum height of 72 feet, caused damage across the Pacific Ocean and left at least six dead.

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In 2022, the Peruvian government said almost 12,000 barrels of oil had leaked into the sea after a tanker was hit by waves linked to a volcanic eruption on Tonga.

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After the funeral, too, the Cardinal of Tonga Soane Patita Paini Mafi was approached by the media as he made his way out of St Peter's Square.

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