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Accra¹

  • /əˈkɹɑ/ US
  • /ˈæk.ɹə/ US

Rhymes with -ɑ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Akan Nkran (“Accra”), from Akan nkran (“ant”), a reference to the numerous anthills seen in the countryside around Accra.

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Ghana.
  2. metonymically The Ghanaian government.

accra²

  • /ˈækɹə/

Where it comes from

From Yoruba àkàrà or a neighboring West African language. Doublet of akara.

noun accras · akra

  1. A spicy fritter, originally from Ghana but now typically from Haiti.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ghana, tema, acre, dist, agra, aida, distr, sunyani, banjul, elmina, conakry, tamale, freetown, cape coast, guatemala city, nairobi

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name capital of Ghana

EspañolAcra
한국어아크라 Akeura
日本語アクラ Akura
中文阿克拉 Ākèlā
हिन्दीअक्रा akrā
KiswahiliAccra
PortuguêsAcra, Accra
FrançaisAccra
DeutschAccra
ItalianoAccra
ΕλληνικάΆκκρα Ákkra
RomânăAccra
РусскийА́ккра Ákkra
Tiếng ViệtA-cra
العربيةأَكْرَا ʔakrā
עבריתאַקְרָה akra

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"accra." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/accra. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

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@misc{accra_2026,
  title = {accra},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/accra},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}