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

Example Sentences

Much of the world's cocoa is produced in Ghana and Ivory Coast, where state regulators set the price a year in advance.

From BBC

Teams like Nigeria, Cameroon and Ghana had continued their preparations with high-profile friendlies, with the Black Queens of Ghana on a training tour in the United Arab Emirates.

From BBC

Wednesday's price adjustment follows that made by neighbouring Ghana, the world's second-largest cocoa producer, which cut prices by 30 percent in mid-February.

From Barron's

However, when he applied for a passport in 2019 to return to Ghana after the death of his mother, he was told he was not a British citizen.

From BBC

At least 55 Ghanaians have been killed fighting in the war in Ukraine, with two others currently held as prisoners of war, Ghana's foreign affairs minister says.

From BBC