Meanings
cedi1
nouncedi (plural cedis)
plural cedis
- The currency of Ghana, divided into 100 pesewas and represented by ₵.
A 25-year-old motorbike rider, Eric Sulley has been sentenced to a fine of 300 Ghana cedis for riding a motorbike without a helmet by the Akim Swedru Circuit Court presided by Mr Yaw Atta Sampong.
2013 February 4, “Court fines motorbike rider for riding without helmet”, in GhanaWeb
Cedi2
nounCedi pl (plural only)
- historicalpluralplural onlyAn ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of central South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age.
proper noun
- alternativeAlternative form of Chedi (“ancient Indian kingdom”).
Origin
- Akansedi“cowrie shell”
- Englishcedi
Ultimately from Fante Akan sedi (“cowrie shell”).
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Chinese Mandarin 塞地
- 塞地 (sàidì)the currency of Ghana
French cedi, cédi
- cedithe currency of Ghana
- cédithe currency of Ghana
Polish cedi
- cedithe currency of Ghana
Russian се́ди
- се́ди (sédi)the currency of Ghana
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cedi
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Cite this entry
APA
cedi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cedi
MLA
“cedi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cedi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cedi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cedi.
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