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1. (n.) tonga
(in S Asia) a light two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle.
2. (n.) Tonga
a kingdom consisting of three groups of islands in the SW Pacific, E of Fiji: a former British protectorate. 109,082; 289 sq. mi. (748 sq. km).
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1. (noun) Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga, Friendly Islands
a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970
2. (noun) Tonga
the language of the Tongan people of south central Africa (Zambia and Rhodesia)
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1. (noun) tonga
a drug useful in neuralgia, derived from a Fijian plant supposed to be of the aroid genus Epipremnum
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. tonga
An archipelago in Polynesia in the southwest Pacific Ocean, comprising about 150 islands. It is a kingdom whose capital is Nukualofa. It was discovered by the Dutch in 1616, visited by Tasman in 1643, and by Captain Cook in 1773 and 1777. The modern kingdom was established during the reign of King George Tupou I, 1845-93. It became a British protectorate in 1900 and gained independence in 1970. The name Tonga may be of local origin, meaning either island or holy. Its other name, Friendly Islands, was given by Captain Cook from the welcome given him by the natives. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1219 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p549)
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