n.
Pronunciation: ' gä-n ə , ' ga-
Function: geographical name
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 Brit. territory comprising Gold Coast Colony, Ashanti, Northern Territories, & Brit. Togoland trust terr. capital Accra area 92,100 sq mi (238,539 sq km ), pop 15,636,000
– Gha · na · ian \ gä- ' n ā - ə n, ga-, - ' n ī - ə n \ adjective or noun
– Gha · nian \ ' gä-n ē - ə n, ' ga-, -ny ə n \ adjective or noun
– Gha · nese \ gä- ' n ē z, ga-, - ' n ē s \ adjective