Tonga
(noun) the language of the Tongan people of south central Africa (Zambia and Rhodesia)
Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga, Friendly Islands
(noun) a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Tonga
A country in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga.
Tonga
A language spoken in Malawi.
Tonga
A language spoken in Mozambique.
Tonga
A language spoken in Zambia.
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tonga (plural tongas)
(India) A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage used for transportation in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
tonga (uncountable)
(medicine) A drug useful in neuralgia, derived from a Fijian plant supposed to be of the aroid genus Epipremnum.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ton"ga, n. (Med.)
Definition: A drug useful in neuralgia, derived from a Fijian plant supposed to be of the aroid genus Epipremnum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
