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Friendly Islands

Friendly Islands proper noun: the kingdom of Tonga.

Proper noun

Friendly Islands

  1. The kingdom of Tonga.

Origin of Friendly Islands

Named as such because of the friendly reception Captain James Cook received on his first visit to Tonga in 1773.

Questions about Friendly Islands

What does Friendly Islands mean?
Friendly Islands means the kingdom of Tonga.
What part of speech is Friendly Islands?
Friendly Islands is a proper noun.

Words near Friendly Islands in the dictionary

  1. Friendly Beaches
  2. friendly fire
  3. friendly fraud
  4. friendly giant
  5. Friendly Hills
  6. Friendly Islands
  7. friendly lead
  8. friendly leads
  9. friendly match
  10. friendly matches
  11. friendly name

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