tonga
gə noun
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
Origin:
1870–75; < Hindi tāṅgā
1870–75; < Hindi tāṅgā
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tonga (ˈtɒŋɡə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a light two-wheeled vehicle used in rural areas of India | |
| [C19: from Hindi tāngā] | |
| Tonga1 (ˈtɒŋɡə, ˈtɒŋə) | |
| —n , -gas, -ga | |
| 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 |
| Tonga2 (ˈtɒŋə, ˈtɒŋɡə) | |
| —n | |
| 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: 104 000 (2004 est). Area: 750 sq km (290 sq miles) | |
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