:a light 2-wheeled vehicle for two or four persons drawn by one horse and common in India
Examples oftonga in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebHire atongaand allow your tongawallah to guide you to Lucknow’s best spots.—
Condé Nast Traveller,Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2025
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Condé Nast Traveller,Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2025Word History
Etymology
Hindi & Urdutāṅgā
First Known Use
1874, in the meaning definedabove
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“Tonga.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonga. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationGeographical Definition
Tonga
geographical name
Ton·gaˈtäŋ-gə 
ˈtäŋ-ə,
ˈtȯŋ-ä
islands in the southwestern Pacific east of Fiji
Note: The Tonga Islands comprise a kingdom in the Commonwealth of Nations; capital Nuku'alofaarea 288 square miles (747 square kilometers),population 106,400
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