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Ghana¹

  • /ˈɡɑːnə/ UK
  • /ˈɡɑnə/ US
  • /ˈɡænə/ US

Rhymes with -ɑːnə, -ænə

Where it comes from

Named after the Ghana Empire by J. B. Danquah, from Soninke gajanŋa.

proper noun

  1. A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Ghana.

ghana²

  • /ˈɑːnə/

Where it comes from

From Maltese għana, from Arabic غِناء (ḡināʔ).

noun

  1. uncountable A style of Maltese folk singing

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: gold coast, mali, namibia, togo, guinea, guyana, accra, ghanaian, paraguay, tunisia, senegal, country, garner, gha, cdd, gana

Translations

Every language

name The Republic of Ghana

EspañolGhana
한국어가나 Gana
日本語ガーナ Gāna
हिन्दीघाना ghānā
KiswahiliGhana
PortuguêsGana
FrançaisGhana
DeutschGhana
ItalianoGhana
ΕλληνικάΓκάνα Gkána
RomânăGhana
РусскийГа́на Gána
Tiếng ViệtGha-na
العربيةغَانَا ḡānā
עבריתגאנה

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

APA

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Chicago

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@misc{ghana_2026,
  title = {ghana},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ghana},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}