Gha·na (gä n )1. A medieval African kingdom in what is now eastern Senegal, southwest Mali, and southern Mauritania. It was founded probably in the 6th century a.d. and prospered because of its location astride the trans-Saharan caravan routes. The kingdom declined after the 11th century. 2. A country of western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea. It was inhabited in precolonial times by a number of ancient kingdoms, including an inland Ashanti kingdom and various Fante states along the coast. Trade with European states flourished after contact with the Portuguese in the 15th century, and the British established a crown colony, Gold Coast, in 1874. Ghana became independent in 1957. Accra is the capital and the largest city. Population: 22,900,000. Gha na·ian (gän-yn, g-n n), Ghani·an (gän -n) adj. & n. |   |
Ghana [ˈgɑːnə]
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(Placename) a republic in W Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: a powerful empire from the 4th to the 13th centuries; a major source of gold and slaves for Europeans after 1471; British colony of the Gold Coast established in 1874; united with British Togoland in 1957 and became a republic and a member of the Commonwealth in 1960. Official language: English. Religions: Christian, Muslim, and animist. Currency: cedi. Capital: Accra. Pop.: 19 894 000 (2001 est.). Area: 238 539 sq. km (92 100 sq. miles)
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| Noun | 1. |  Ghana - a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; "Ghana was colonized as the Gold Coast by the British"Lake Volta - the Volta river in southeastern has been dammed to create one of the world's largest man-made lakes Accra, capital of Ghana - the capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port Kumasi - a city in southern Ghana Tamale - a city in northern Ghana Africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean Volta - a river in Ghana that flows south to the Bight of Benin Ewe - a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana Ghanian - a native or inhabitant of Ghana |
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