adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɡɑːˈneɪ.ən/
/ˈɡɑ.ni.ən/
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General-American:/ˈɡɑ.ni.ən/
rhymes with -eɪən
rhymes with -ɑːniən
CMU ARPABET:G AH0 N AY1 AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to or characteristic of Ghana or its people or language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Ghanaian cocoa production
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Ghanese, Ghanian
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Ghana Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Ghanaian From Ghana + -ian.
Across languages
Translations
72 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Ghanees
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Asturian:
ghanianu
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Catalan:
ghanès
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Czech:
ghanský
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Danish:
ghanesisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Dutch:
Ghanees
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Finnish:
ghanalainen
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
French:
ghanéen
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Galician:
ghanés
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
German:
ghanaisch
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Greek:
γκανέζικος
(gkanézikos)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Greek:
γκανέζικη
(gkanéziki)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Greek:
γκανέζικο
(gkanéziko)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Hungarian:
ghánai
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Icelandic:
ganverskur
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Italian:
ghanese
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Macedonian:
гански
(ganski)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Norwegian Bokmål:
ghanesisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ghanesisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Polish:
ghański
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Portuguese:
ganês
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Romanian:
ghanez
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Russian:
га́нский
(gánskij)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Spanish:
ghanés
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Swahili:
Kighana
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Swedish:
ghanansk
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Ukrainian:
га́нський
(hánsʹkyj)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
Afrikaans:
Ghanees
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Akan:
Ghanani
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Armenian:
գանացի
(ganacʻi)
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Asturian:
ghanianu
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Asturian:
ghaniana
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Catalan:
ghanès
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Czech:
Ghaňan
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Danish:
ghaneser
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Dutch:
Ghanees
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Dutch:
Ghanese
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Esperanto:
ganaano
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Esperanto:
ganaanino
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Finnish:
ghanalainen
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
French:
Ghanéen
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
French:
Ghanéenne
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Galician:
ghanés
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
German:
Ghanaer
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
German:
Ghanaerin
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Greek:
Γκανέζος
(Gkanézos)
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Greek:
Γκανέζα
(Gkanéza)
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Hungarian:
ghánai
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Icelandic:
Ganverji
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Icelandic:
Ganverjar
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Italian:
ghanese
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Italian:
ghanesi
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Japanese:
ガーナ人
(gāna-jin)
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Korean:
가나인
(ganain)
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Korean:
가나 사람
(gana saram)
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Macedonian:
Ганец
(Ganec)
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Macedonian:
Ганка
(Ganka)
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Norwegian Bokmål:
ghaneser
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ghanesar
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Polish:
Ghańczyk
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Polish:
Ghanka
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Portuguese:
ganês
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Romanian:
ghanez
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Romanian:
ghaneză
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Russian:
га́нец
(gánec)
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Spanish:
ghanés
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Swahili:
Mghana
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Swedish:
ghanan
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Swedish:
ghananska
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Turkish:
Ganalı
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Ukrainian:
га́нець
(hánecʹ)
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
Ukrainian:
га́нка
(hánka)
— person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent