Ghana

American  

[gah-nuh, gan-uh] / ˈgɑ nə, ˈgæn ə /

noun

1. 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.

2. 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.

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Ghana British  

/ ˈɡɑːnə /

noun

1. 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)

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Ghana Cultural  

1. 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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It was colonized as the Gold Coast by Britain.

Other Word Forms

• Ghanaian
  noun
• Ghanian
  noun
• anti-Ghana
  adjective
• pro-Ghana
  adjective

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Example Sentences

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Ghana

Despite high wind warnings, Bass chose to leave town to attend a diplomatic event in Ghana, which she later called the worst decision of her tenure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

She was abroad in Ghana as part of a presidential delegation when deadly wildfires erupted in early 2025.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Now Sey, who is originally from Ghana and grew up in Canada, has found himself swept up in the very deportation apparatus he spent years cheering on.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

Cocoa production also remains vulnerable, said Roemer, particularly if lower-than-usual rainfall in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana in west Africa extend into the dry season.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Troves of enslaved people from many African countries, including Ghana, were brought to the United States through this pier —confused, sick, and probably gripped with terror.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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