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tanga
1[ tuhng-gah ]
noun
- either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
- a former coin of Portuguese India, equal to the 10th part of a rupee.
- a former silver coin of Tibet of varying weight and fineness.
Tanga
2[ tang-guh ]
noun
- a seaport in NE Tanzania.
Tanga
1/ ˈtæŋɡə /
noun
- a port in N Tanzania, on the Indian Ocean: Tanzania's second port. Pop: 190 000 (2005 est)
tanga
2/ ˈtæŋɡə /
noun
- a triangular loincloth worn by indigenous peoples in tropical America
- a type of very brief bikini
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Example Sentences
Ipanema has long been the hotbed of beach apparel, launching looks like the tanga and the g-string.
One day one of our whalers entered Tanga harbour the very day the German mines were lifted for the periodical overhaul.
He it was who told me of his discovery of a seam of anthracite coal in the bed of a river near the Tanga railway.
Then let King Sanga Tanga say, that if we are detained, he will march a large army to liberate us.
The longer we remain with King Sanga Tanga, the more confidence the people will have in us.
It was disembarked from the troopship near Tanga, and then moved against the position.
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