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Meaning of TONGA

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the language of the Tonga people of south central Africa (Zambia and Rhodesia)
  2. [n]  a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970
 
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 Synonyms: Friendly Islands, Kingdom of Tonga
 
 See Also: Bantoid language, Bantu, country, land, Polynesia, state, Tongan

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Ton"ga\, n. [Hind. t[=a]ng[=a], Skr. tama[.n]gaka.]
    A kind of light two-wheeled vehicle, usually for four
    persons, drawn by ponies or bullocks. [India]
    
  2. \Ton"ga\, n. (Med.)
    A drug useful in neuralgia, derived from a Fijian plant
    supposed to be of the aroid genus {Epipremnum}.
    
 
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