Main Entry:

Gha·na

Pronunciation:

\ˈgä-nə, ˈga-\

Function:

geographical name

1or Ga·na ancient empire W Africa in what is now W Mali; flourished 4th–13th centuries2country W Africa bordering on Gulf of Guinea; a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly (as Gold Coast) a British territory comprising Gold Coast Colony, Ashanti, Northern Territories, & British Togoland trust terr. ∗ Accra area 92,100 square miles (238,539 square kilometers), population 18,845,265

— Gha·na·ian \gä-ˈnā-ən, ga-, -ˈnī-ən\ adjective or noun

— Gha·nian \ˈgä-nē-ən, ˈga-, -nyən\ adjective or noun