English Explanatory Dictionary

Friendly Islands

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The kingdom of Tonga.

Word forms

Friendly Islands

Etymology

Named as such because of the friendly reception Captain James Cook received on his first visit to Tonga in 1773.

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