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  tonga

  noun

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

  noun

  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 American  

[tong-guh] / ˈtɒŋ gə /

noun

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

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Tonga ² American  

[tong-guh] / ˈtɒŋ gə /

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.

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Tonga ¹ British  

/ ˈtɒŋə, ˈtɒŋɡə /

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 British  

/ ˈtɒŋə, ˈtɒŋɡə /

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 British  

/ ˈtɒŋɡə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of tonga

First recorded in 1870–75, tonga is from the Hindi word tāṅgā

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Example Sentences

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tonga Tonga

I suppose their might be a risk of some of the potential GB players competing for their home countries - tonga, samoa, south africa, new zealand, holland etc. but i'm sure it'll be good.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2012

"Na, na, damchee, na, na, damchee! " wailed the tongawalla to a British officer, who was trying to rent his two-wheeled tonga at an air base in India.

From Time Magazine Archive

At a sharp order from Swinton the tonga followed, the driver, eager to see the fray, carrying them along at perilous speed.

From The Three Sapphires by W. A. Fraser

As the tonga jingled away, the Englishman heard the familiar crack of broken harness.

From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Rudyard Kipling

They are extortionate and untruthful, and their one set of harness and one tonga are as rotten as pears.

From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Rudyard Kipling

It was a shambolic way to prepare for a pivotal opener against Tonga - one that always had the potential to consign the defeated team to an early elimination.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

They require a points difference swing of 68 on rivals Samoa - who they need to lose to Tonga on Sunday.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

To qualify, England must beat Papua New Guinea on Friday, hope Tonga defeat Samoa on Sunday, and make up a 68-point deficit on the Samoans.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

England need to beat co-hosts PNG – then hope Tonga beat Samoa, two days later in Sydney.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Specialization increased on larger, more densely populated islands, reaching a peak on Samoa, the Societies, and especially Tonga and Hawaii.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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