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Tonga.

A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa.

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Meaning & usage

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  1. A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa.

Where this word comes from

From Tongan Tonga, from Samoan toga (“southern”).

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  1. A Bantu language, in the Nyasa branch, spoken in Malawi.

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  1. A Bantu language, in the Botatwe branch, spoken in Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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  1. A Bantu language spoken in Mozambique.

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  1. A surname.

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  1. A barangay of Balud, Masbate, Philippines.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.