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tan·ga | \ tən-ˈga 
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\ plural tanga
Definition of tanga
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a former monetary unit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ Tajikistan ruble
Tanga
geographical nameTan·ga | \ ˈtaŋ-gə \
\Definition of Tanga (Entry 2 of 2)
city and port on a channel of the Indian Ocean in Tanzania on the northeastern mainland population 247,000
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