Pacific nation whose name becomes a dance if its vowels are switched Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Monday, October 24, 2022 · 9-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Monday, October 24, 2022.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · October 24, 2022 · 9-Down · 5 letters
TONGA0 of 5 letters revealed
Need a nudge?
Need more?
What does this clue mean?
a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970
noun
WordNet® (Princeton University)
Other clues with the same answer
View all clues with this answer- Island kingdom
New York Times · Tuesday, January 7, 2025 · 5 letters
- Kingdom east of Fiji
New York Times · Tuesday, June 18, 2024 · 5 letters
- Island nation near Fiji
New York Times · Friday, November 19, 2021 · 5 letters
- Kingdom whose capital is Nuku'alofa
New York Times · Saturday, September 4, 2021 · 5 letters
- Grab by pinching, as an ice cube
New York Times · Thursday, August 26, 2021 · 5 letters
- Polynesian kingdom
New York Times · Monday, October 12, 2020 · 5 letters
- Country ruled only by kings named Tupou since 1845
New York Times · Sunday, January 5, 2020 · 5 letters
- Neighbor of Fiji
New York Times · Saturday, December 21, 2019 · 5 letters
- Its capital is Nuku'alofa
New York Times · Saturday, May 26, 2018 · 5 letters
- Polynesian land east of Fiji
New York Times · Tuesday, May 1, 2018 · 5 letters
More clues from this crossword
- 4-Down Surgical tubes
- 5-Across Like Superman’s chin, famously
- 5-Down "Parasite" co-star ___ Woo-shik
- 6-Down Many modern Christmas bulbs, in brief
- 7-Down Monthly util. bill
- 8-Down Event lasting 40 days and nights in the Bible
- 10-Across When Romeo meets Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet"
- 10-Down Annual football game between rival military academies
- 11-Down Actor Gooding Jr.
- 12-Down Spill the ___ (gossip)
- 13-Down Picks out of a lineup, say
- 14-Across Give off, as light