Elmina

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Elmina

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The Malaysian town's name was from Elmina Estate, one of the country's oldest oil palm plantations dating back to 1917. It was possibly derived from Portuguese el mina (“the mine”), which referred to the plantation itself.

proper noun

A town in the Central Region of Ghana.
A town in Selangor, Malaysia.

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

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Elmina. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/elmina

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"Elmina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/elmina.

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@misc{elmina_2026,
  title = {Elmina},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elmina},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}