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Ghana
[ gah-nuh, gan-uh ]
noun
- a republic in West Africa comprising the former colonies of the Gold Coast and Ashanti, the protectorate of the Northern Territories, and the U.N. trusteeship of British Togoland: member of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1957. 91,843 sq. mi. (237,873 sq. km). : Accra.
- Kingdom of Ghana, a medieval western African empire extending from near the Atlantic coast almost to Timbuktu; flourished from about the 9th to 12th centuries.
Ghana
/ ˈɡɑːnə /
noun
- a republic in W Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: a powerful empire from the 4th to the 13th centuries; a major source of gold and slaves for Europeans after 1471; British colony of the Gold Coast established in 1874; united with British Togoland in 1957 and became a republic and a member of the Commonwealth in 1960. Official language: English. Religions: Christian, Muslim, and animist. Currency: cedi. Capital: Accra. Pop: 25 199 609 (2013 est). Area: 238 539 sq km (92 100 sq miles)
Ghana
- Nation in western Africa bordered to the north by Burkina Faso , to the east by Togo, to the south by the Atlantic Ocean , and to the west by the Ivory Coast . Its capital and largest city is Accra.
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Other Words From
- an·ti-Gha·na adjective
- Gha·na·ian Gha·ni·an [gah, -nee-, uh, n, gan, -ee-], noun adjective
- pro-Ghana adjective
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Example Sentences
It seems like a personal one for you, since your parents are from Sierra Leone and Ghana.
I have not lived in these three countries, I lived in Uganda and Ghana.
The restriction on the use of hands (decried by some soccer-objectors, including myself until we beat Ghana) is sensible.
I switched on the June 16 USA vs. Ghana World Cup match looking for things to loathe.
Anyway, USA vs. Ghana was a great game, a wonderful game, an enthralling game.
And then he also brought some photographs from Ghana—so I'm pretty sure he was there.
And I am pretty sure that he was in Ghana because he brought a newspaper—Ghana newspaper—and there was a picture, small picture.
I understood that some Swedish people arranged the Ghana trip of his.
And then—I'm not sure whether he was twice in Ghana or only once.
But he would tell, yes; about—he would sometimes bring photographs like he brought from Europe, from Ghana, you know.
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