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TANGA

Dictionary entry overview: What does Tanga mean?

• TANGA (noun)
The noun TANGA has 2 senses:

1. 100 tanga equal 1 Tajikistani ruble
2. a port city in northeastern Tanzania on the Indian Ocean

Familiarity information: TANGA used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TANGA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

100 tanga equal 1 Tajikistani ruble

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("tanga" is a kind of...):

Tajikistani monetary unit (monetary unit in Tajikistan)

Sense 2

Tanga ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A port city in northeastern Tanzania on the Indian Ocean

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)

Holonyms ("Tanga" is a part of...):

Tanzania; United Republic of Tanzania (a republic in eastern Africa)

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