ghana

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/ˈɑːnə/UK/ˈɡɑːnə/US/ˈɡɑnə/US/ˈɡænə/

noun

A style of Maltese folk singing

OriginMaltese għana ← Arabic غِناء →
CommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

ghana1

nounghana (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentA style of Maltese folk singing

Ghana2

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

Origin

ghana · noun

  1. Arabicغِناء
  2. Maltesegħana
  3. Englishghana

From Maltese għana, from Arabic غِناء (ḡināʔ).

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Ghana · proper noun

  1. Soninkegajanŋa
  2. EnglishGhana

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

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Translations

Afrikaans Ghana
  • GhanaThe Republic of Ghana
Arabic غَانَا
  • غَانَا (ḡānā)The Republic of Ghana
Basque Ghana
  • GhanaThe Republic of Ghana
Bengali ঘানা
  • ঘানা (ghana)The Republic of Ghana
Bulgarian Га́на
  • Га́на (Gána)The Republic of Ghana
Catalan Ghana
  • GhanaThe Republic of Ghana
Chinese Mandarin 加納 /加纳, 迦納 /迦纳
  • 加納 /加纳 (Jiānà)The Republic of Ghana
  • 迦納 /迦纳 (Jiānà)The Republic of Ghana
Czech Ghana
  • GhanaThe Republic of Ghana
Danish Ghana
  • GhanaThe Republic of Ghana
Dutch Ghana
  • GhanaThe Republic of Ghana
Esperanto Ganao
  • GanaoThe Republic of Ghana
Estonian Ghana
  • GhanaThe Republic of Ghana
Finnish Ghana
  • GhanaThe Republic of Ghana
French Ghana
  • GhanaThe Republic of Ghana
German Ghana
  • GhanaThe Republic of Ghana
Greek Γκάνα
  • Γκάνα (Gkána)The Republic of Ghana
Hebrew גאנה
  • גאנהThe Republic of Ghana
Hindi घाना
  • घाना (ghānā)The Republic of Ghana
Hungarian Ghána
  • GhánaThe Republic of Ghana
Icelandic Gana
  • GanaThe Republic of Ghana
Indonesian Ghana
  • GhanaThe Republic of Ghana
Irish Gána, Poblacht Ghána
  • GánaThe Republic of Ghana
  • Poblacht GhánaThe Republic of Ghana
Italian Ghana
  • GhanaThe Republic of Ghana
Japanese ガーナ
  • ガーナ (Gāna)The Republic of Ghana
Korean 가나
  • 가나 (Gana)The Republic of Ghana
Latvian Gana
  • GanaThe Republic of Ghana
Lithuanian Gana
  • GanaThe Republic of Ghana
Māori Kāna
  • KānaThe Republic of Ghana
Norwegian Ghana
  • GhanaThe Republic of Ghana
Persian غنا
  • غنا (ġanâ)The Republic of Ghana
Polish Ghana
  • GhanaThe Republic of Ghana
Portuguese Gana
  • GanaThe Republic of Ghana
Romanian Ghana
  • GhanaThe Republic of Ghana
Russian Га́на
  • Га́на (Gána)The Republic of Ghana
Slovak Ghana
  • GhanaThe Republic of Ghana
Spanish Ghana
  • GhanaThe Republic of Ghana
Swahili Ghana
  • GhanaThe Republic of Ghana
Swedish Ghana
  • GhanaThe Republic of Ghana
Tagalog Gana
  • GanaThe Republic of Ghana
Tamil கானா
  • கானா (kāṉā)The Republic of Ghana
Thai กานา
  • กานา (gaa-nâa)The Republic of Ghana
Turkish Gana
  • GanaThe Republic of Ghana
Ukrainian Га́на
  • Га́на (Hána)The Republic of Ghana
Urdu گھانا
  • گھانا (ghānā)The Republic of Ghana
Vietnamese Gha-na
  • Gha-naThe Republic of Ghana

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ghana

IndianaLouisianaMontanaannaBotswanaDianasavannahanadanaGuyananirvanaHannahAmericanaHavanajoannamanasavannananaSusannaTijuanaSusquehannaFermanaghiguanaBrianna
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Anagrams

HaganGahanHagna
Cite this entry
APA

ghana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghana

MLA

“ghana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghana. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghana,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghana.

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