Definition of MONGO

1. Noun. 100 mongo equal 1 tugrik in Mongolia.

Generic synonyms: Mongolian Monetary Unit
Group relationships: Tughrik, Tugrik

Definition of MONGO

1. Acronym. My Own NGO ¹

2. Proper noun. A Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ¹

3. Noun. A former subdivision of Mongolian currency, equal to a 1/100th of a tugrik. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of MONGO

1. mungo [n -GOS] - See also: mungo

Lexicographical Neighbors of MONGO

moneyspinners
moneyspinning
moneywise
moneywort
moneyworts
mong
mongcorn
mongcorns
mongeese
monger
mongered
mongeries
mongering
mongers
mongery
mongo
mongoe
mongoes
mongolian
mongolian fold
mongolian macula
mongolian spot
mongolianism
mongolians
mongolisms
mongolite
mongoloid
mongoloid race
mongoloids

Literary usage of MONGO

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Africa from South to North Through Marotseland by Alfred St. Hill Gibbons (1904)
"... in flood—Return to MONGO — A second visit to Lewanika — A map on the floor — Heavy rains — Cartography — Au revoir to MONGO — A final talk with the king ..."

2. Captain Canot, Or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver: Being an Account of by Theodore Canot, Brantz Mayer (1854)
"... my first movement was to take possession of the quarters assigned me by the Mongo, and to make myself as comfortable as possible in a land whose chief ..."

3. Captain Canot, Or, Twenty Years of an African Slavery: Being an Account of by Brantz Mayer (1854)
"... »I WAS a close watcher of Mongo John whenever he engaged in the purchase of slaves. As each negro was brought before him, Ormond examined the subject, ..."

4. Captain Canot: Or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver by Theodore Canot, Brantz Mayer (1854)
"... my first movement was to take possession of the quarters assigned me by the Mongo, and to make myself as comfortable as possible in a land whose chief ..."

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