Ghana


Gha·na

geographical name \ˈgä-nə, ˈga-\

Definition of GHANA

1
or Ga·na ancient empire W Africa in what is now W Mali; flourished 4th–13th centuries
2
country 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), pop 23,652,000
Gha·na·ian \gä-ˈnā-ən, ga-, -ˈnī-ən\ adjective or noun
Gha·nian \ˈgä-nē-ən, ˈga-, -nyən\ adjective or noun

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