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Ghanaian

British  
/ ˈɡɑːnɪən, ɡɑːˈneɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Ghana or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Ghana

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Not all of them were what they were purported to be, but one, involving a Ghanaian, was genuine and it sparked huge concern once it started being shared in April.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Born in London to an Irish mother and Ghanaian father, Agyarko spent his first seven years in England before relocating to the Turf Lodge area of west Belfast.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

"We don't have time to lose. This is a moment of radical change," Byanyima told AFP in an interview on the sidelines of an African Union health summit in the Ghanaian capital Accra.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

Over three-quarters of the Ghanaian returnees had overstayed their visas, while all 854 Nigerians were residing in South Africa illegally.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Even though I’m not sure who this guy is, he’s starting to sound really familiar—just like all my Ghanaian relatives who look at me with that same kind of skepticism.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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