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

Instead, matches have mostly been high-scoring thrillers, with the notable exception of England’s soul-crushing 0-0 draw against Ghana.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

In the first game, his distribution was pretty poor and then he got caught out against Ghana when he came rushing out, so maybe those changes did not help his situation either.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Engalnd fans can "breathe easier", the paper reassures, because Kane has been "released" from the curse that "stopped him from scoring against Ghana".

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

A similar pattern emerged for leopards from Ghana in west Africa.

From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026

Mom, Dad, and I were spending three months in Ghana.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben