accra

¹

[ak-ruh, uh-krah]

noun

1. the wood of a sapele.

Accra

²

Or Ak·kra

[ak-ruh, uh-krah]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea.

Accra

/ əˈkrɑː /

noun

1. the capital of Ghana, a port on the Gulf of Guinea: built on the site of three 17th-century trading fortresses founded by the English, Dutch, and Danish. Pop: 1 970 000 (2005 est)

Word History and Origins

Origin of accra¹

Probably after Accra

Example Sentences

Accra recently accepted dozens of deportees from the United States -- exclusively West Africans -- on what the government described as humanitarian grounds, despite domestic criticism over the arrangement.

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“Y’all look just alike. I figured y’all grew up together, maybe in Accra or Saltpond, or somethin’.”

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Experts say Dowuona was the head of a group of the Ga people from near Accra in Ghana who were part of a notorious "human zoo" exhibition of African village life that drew huge crowds in Vienna in 1897.

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Thousands had turned up to El-Wak stadium, in the capital, Accra, with the hope of joining the military.

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At least six people were crushed to death on Wednesday after a crowd of job seekers surged through stadium gates during a military recruitment event in the Ghanaian capital Accra, the army said.

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