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Ghanaian

British  
/ ˈɡɑːnɪən, ɡɑːˈneɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Ghana or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Ghana

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The west African country has been at the forefront of connecting people in the diaspora to Africa, granting Ghanaian citizenship to more than 1,000 people in recent years.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Alphonso Davies, captain of co-hosts Canada, spent his early years in a Ghanaian refugee camp after his parents fled Liberia, which like Sierra Leone was devastated by civil war during the 1990s and early 2000s.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Neither the US State Department nor Ghanaian immigration authorities immediately responded to a request for comment.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Amissah and his Ghanaian crewmates had devised a secret rota to get some sleep.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“I wouldn’t blame you, you know, if you were starstruck. All Ghanaian children have heard my story.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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