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Meaning 1
A city and port, the capital of the Tanga Region, Tanzania.
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tanga
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noun
Meaning 2
Any of various former Asian coins, including: a coin of Portuguese India worth one tenth of a rupee; a gold coin of India issued by various Muslim rulers; a silver coin of India, also issued by Muslim rulers; and a former silver coin of Tibet.
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Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 3
A pair of tanga briefs.
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noun
Meaning 4
a port city in northeastern Tanzania on the Indian Ocean
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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center, port
noun
Meaning 5
100 tanga equal 1 Tajikistani ruble
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Broader terms: Tajikistani monetary unit
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *-cànga Proto-Sabaki *-canga Swahili tangader. English Tanga Derived from Swahili tanga (“sail”), from Proto-Sabaki *-canga, from Proto-Bantu *-cànga.
From Portuguese tanga, from Kimbundu tanga or ntanga (“coarse cloth; loincloth”).