Ghana

[gah-nuh, gan-uh]

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.

Ghana

/ 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)

Ghana

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.

It was colonized as the Gold Coast by Britain.

Other Word Forms

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

Example Sentences

Recent price increases for farmers in the Ivory Coast and Ghana might spur more investment in cocoa farms, and cocoa supply from others origins is increasing, it said.

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Joshua has made clear his intention to fight in Africa, but it is unlikely he will feature on Matchroom's expected card in Ghana on 20 December.

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She said her parents, who moved to the UK from Ghana to go to university at 18, have been her biggest role models.

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She is also credited with contributing to provisions for gender equality in Ghana's 1992 constitution, which saw the return of multiparty politics.

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Severe droughts and poor harvests in cocoa-producing countries, such as Ivory Coast and Ghana, have restricted supplies.

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