SINCE 1828
Ghana
geographical name
Gha·na
| \ ˈgä-nə
, ˈga-\
, ˈga-\
Definition of Ghana
1
or Gana
ancient empire of western Africa in what is now western Mali; flourished in the 4th–13th centuries
2
country of western Africa bordering on the Gulf of Guinea; a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations; capital Accra area 92,100 square miles (238,539 square kilometers), population 24,658,823
Note: Ghana was formerly a British territory called the Gold Coast, which comprised the Gold Coast Colony, Ashanti, the Northern Territories, and British Togoland trust territory. It gained its independence in 1957.
Other Words from Ghana
Ghanaian
\ gä-ˈnā-ən
, ga- , -ˈnī-ən \
adjective or noun
, ga- , -ˈnī-ən \
adjective or noun
Ghanian
\ ˈgä-nē-ən
, ˈga- , -nyən \
adjective or noun
, ˈga- , -nyən \
adjective or noun
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