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Tongatapu

Tongatapu proper noun: an island of Tonga, Oceania, on the Tonga archipelago, Polynesia, Pacific Ocean; the main island of Tonga, with its capital city, Nuku'alofa.

Proper noun

Tongatapu

  1. An island of Tonga, Oceania, on the Tonga archipelago, Polynesia, Pacific Ocean; the main island of Tonga, with its capital city, Nuku'alofa.

Origin of Tongatapu

From Tongan Tongatapu, from tonga (“south”) + tapu (“sacred”).

Questions about Tongatapu

What does Tongatapu mean?
Tongatapu means an island of Tonga, Oceania, on the Tonga archipelago, Polynesia, Pacific Ocean; the main island of Tonga, with its capital city, Nuku'alofa.
What part of speech is Tongatapu?
Tongatapu is a proper noun.

Words near Tongatapu in the dictionary

  1. Tongarevan
  2. Tongarevans
  3. Tongariro
  4. tongas
  5. Tongass
  6. Tongatapu
  7. tongawalla
  8. tongawallas
  9. Tongbai
  10. tongbaite
  11. Tongbram

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