TANGA

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 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

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

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)