GHANA


Meaning of GHANA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgä-nə, ˈga- ]

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 British territory comprising Gold Coast Colony, Ashanti, Northern Territories, & British Togoland trust territorial capital Accra area 92,100 square miles (238,539 square kilometers ), population 15,636,000

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

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

• Gha·nese gä-ˈnēz, ga-, -ˈnēs adjective

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