Ghana meaning

Definition of Ghana

1. a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea
   • Ghana was colonized as the Gold Coast by the British

   Synonyms: Republic of Ghana, Gold Coast

   Type of: African country

   Related forms: Ghanian, Ghanaian

Ghana in a sentence

• The world's leading cacao producers are Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Indonesia.
• Burkinabe also migrated to Ghana, Mali, and Senegal for work between the world wars.
• Visiting the slave castles in Ghana and seeing the Door of No Return was a surreal experience.
• Tom lives in Accra, the capital of Ghana.
• Ghana lost to Algeria 4-1.

How to pronounce Ghana

Ghana is pronounced /ˈɡɑːnə/ in British English and /ˈɡænə/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.