Tonga
Friendly Islands nation
Tonga is a Polynesian kingdom in the South Pacific, comprising over 170 islands east of Fiji.
It is the only Pacific nation never colonized by a European power.
The word also refers to the Tongan language or people: She learned to speak Tonga from her grandmother. (Lowercase tonga is a horse-drawn carriage used in South Asia.)
Pacific island collective
- PolynesiaEastern Oceania's island groups
- FijiPacific island republic
- SamoaSouth Pacific island nation
- South PacificOcean region near Oceania
Pacific Ocean · Commonwealth · dateline · Australasia · Coral Sea · Vanuatu · Kiribati · Tuvalu
Chain of scattered islands
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
lagoon · atoll · tsunami · Pacific Ring of Fire · eruption · islands · ocean · coastline
Reigning monarch's relatives
- sovereignSupreme in power
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- palaceMonarch's official residence
dynasty · kingdom · reign · nobility · crown · aristocracy · hereditary · royal tombs
Sedative Pacific Island drink
- tapuSacred restriction, Polynesian
- tapaSpanish appetizer portion
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- handicraftsManually created decorative objects
woven mats · Polynesian · oral tradition · traditional dance · chieftain · church · Methodist · outrigger canoe
Oceania
Pacific island collective
South Pacific · Pacific Ocean · Commonwealth · dateline · Australasia · Coral Sea · Vanuatu · Kiribati · Tuvalu · Palau
archipelago
Chain of scattered islands
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
tropical · lagoon · atoll · tsunami · Pacific Ring of Fire · eruption · islands · ocean · coastline
royal family
Reigning monarch's relatives
- sovereignSupreme in power
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
palace · dynasty · kingdom · reign · nobility · crown · aristocracy · hereditary · royal tombs · constitutional monarchy
kava
Sedative Pacific Island drink
handicrafts · woven mats · Polynesian · oral tradition · traditional dance · chieftain · church · Methodist · outrigger canoe · rugby
Polynesian
Of Pacific island peoples
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
scrum
Contested pack restart
ruck · maul · conversion · World Cup · test match · fly-half · fullback · centre · prop · hooker
- Surfingsurfboards, surfboard, longboards, shortboards, longboard
- PolynesiaHawaii, Samoa, Tahiti, Fiji, Polynesia
- Pacific voyagingwaka, double hull, voyaging, outrigger canoe, wayfinding
- countriesChina, Brazil, France, Germany, India
- islandsisland, isle, isles, islet, islets
- Australasiakangaroo, koala, Sydney, Melbourne, outback
Tongarepublic
State with elected leaders
United States · France · Fiji · Samoa · democracy
TongaChina
East Asian superpower
Russia · United States · India · superpower · Brazil
TongaFiji
Pacific island republic
British Empire · Samoa · Papua New Guinea · India · Guam