Ghanaian

adjective

Gha·​na·​ian gä-ˈnā-ən 

ga-, 

-ˈnī-ən

variants or less commonly Ghanian

ˈgä-nē-ən 

ˈga-, 

-nyən

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Ghana or its people

Ghanaian noun

or less commonly Ghanian

plural Ghanaians also Ghanian

Examples of Ghanaian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Paulina’s big plans are upended by the arrival at the school of Ericka (Jasmine Amy Rogers), a light-skinned Black girl from America with a Ghanaian father and a white mother back in Ohio. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2026

The Tide Turners cooperative, supported by US Ghanaian non-profit The Or Foundation, runs these weekly beach clean-ups. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026

No harsh chemicals for her, much to the amazement and envy of her Ghanaian classmates. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Sway Dasafo, a pioneering British Ghanaian rapper known for his lyric storytelling and championing of British music, has died. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Ghanaian

• hawaiian
• ixion
• mauryan
• orion
• procyon
• visayan
• amphitryon
• dandelion
• herodian
• heian
• ion
• lion

Geographical Definition

Ghana

geographical name

Gha·​na ˈgä-nə 

ˈga-

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 92,098 square miles (238,533 square kilometers)

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.

Ghanaian

gä-ˈnā-ən 

ga-, 

-ˈnī-ən

adjective or noun

Ghanian

ˈgä-nē-ən 

ˈga-, 

-nyən

adjective or noun