Naga

¹

[ nah-gah ]

noun

, plural Na·gas, (especially collectively) Na·ga

1. a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Myanmar (Burma).
2. any of the Tibeto-Burman languages spoken by the Naga.

Naga

²

[ nah-gah ]

noun

1. a city on E Cebu, in the S central Philippines.

Naga

/ ˈnɑːɡə /

noun

1. NagasNaga a member of a people of NE India and W Myanmar: until the early 20th century they practised head-hunting
2. the language of this people, belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family of languages and having many dialects

Example Sentences

The group has been travelling to villages, meeting Naga elders, organising lectures and distributing educational materials such as comic books and videos to spread awareness.

From BBC

Ravinder Naga said he falsely confessed to stealing money from his mother's Post Office in Greenock to protect her from going to prison.

From BBC

But Mr Naga doesn’t know if it will cover him because he wasn’t the sub-postmaster.

From BBC

The chip, dusted with two very hot peppers, the Carolina Reaper and the Naga Viper, had a label on the box that read, “One Chip Challenge” and carried a warning — “Inside: One Extremely Hot Chip.”

From New York Times

BBC Breakfast’s Naga Munchetty pressed her to back up her claims on which areas of England were performing well, adding that viewers across the country contacted the programme about their own experiences.

From BBC