Tongan

[ tong-guhn ]

/ ˈtɒŋ gən /

noun

a native or inhabitant of Tonga.

a Polynesian language, the language of the Tongans.

adjective

of or relating to Tonga, its people, or their language.

Origin of Tongan

First recorded in 1890–95; Tong(a) + -an

Words nearby Tongan

tonette, tone-up, ton-force, tong, tonga, Tongan, Tongass National Forest, Tonghua, tongman, tongs, tongue

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Example sentences from the Web for Tongan

She had absorbed the Lomaiviti islands, and was disputing the Lau group with the Tongan immigrants.
The Fijians|Basil Thomson
It was clear that it had come from another part of the Pacific, for the Tongan celts are wedge-shaped, angular, and roughly made.
Savage Island|Basil C. Thomson
The Tongan fleet would be derelict at Kamba for want of hands to work the sails after the battle.
The Fijians|Basil Thomson
The island in which this happened belonged to the Tongan group, but precisely the same incident might have occurred in Samoa.
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead|James George Frazer

And with the new agreement between England and Germany the last prop to Tongan independence had been cut away.
Savage Island|Basil C. Thomson

British Dictionary definitions for Tongan

Tongan

/ (ˈtɒŋən) /

adjective

of or relating to the kingdom of Tonga, its inhabitants, or their language

noun

a member of the people that inhabits Tonga

the language of this people, belonging to the Polynesian family

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	tongan
释义	Tongan [ tong-guhn ] / ˈtɒŋ gən / noun a native or inhabitant of Tonga. a Polynesian language, the language of the Tongans. adjective of or relating to Tonga, its people, or their language. Origin of Tongan First recorded in 1890–95; Tong(a) + -an Words nearby Tongan tonette, tone-up, ton-force, tong, tonga, Tongan, Tongass National Forest, Tonghua, tongman, tongs, tongue Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Tongan She had absorbed the Lomaiviti islands, and was disputing the Lau group with the Tongan immigrants. The Fijians\|Basil Thomson It was clear that it had come from another part of the Pacific, for the Tongan celts are wedge-shaped, angular, and roughly made. Savage Island\|Basil C. Thomson The Tongan fleet would be derelict at Kamba for want of hands to work the sails after the battle. The Fijians\|Basil Thomson The island in which this happened belonged to the Tongan group, but precisely the same incident might have occurred in Samoa. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead\|James George Frazer And with the new agreement between England and Germany the last prop to Tongan independence had been cut away. Savage Island\|Basil C. Thomson British Dictionary definitions for Tongan Tongan / (ˈtɒŋən) / adjective of or relating to the kingdom of Tonga, its inhabitants, or their language noun a member of the people that inhabits Tonga the language of this people, belonging to the Polynesian family Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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