Tema

British

/ ˈtiːmə /

noun

a port in SE Ghana on the Atlantic: oil-refining. Pop: 160 000 (2005 est)

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The incident has raised security concerns in the industrial city of Tema, but a local police spokesperson told the BBC that the shooting was a rare incident.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

"Chinese are happy to go more than before with local brands," said Javier Gonzalez Lastra, portfolio manager of the Tema Luxury exchange traded fund which counts L'Oreal among its top holdings.

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2023

Today the team has about 60 air-quality sensors deployed across Ghana in the cities of Accra, Tema, Cape Coast, Takoradi and Kumasi.

From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2023

Her daughter Lesly Tema, 30, made a blank face when asked about the civil war and Ríos Montt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2023

“It’s Temic, actually. Predates Tema by about a thousand years.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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