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ghanaian

/ˈɡɑ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
ghana-ian
IPA
/ˈɡɑ.ni.ən/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people.

noun

A person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English Ghana Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Ghanaian From Ghana + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡɑ.ni.ən/
  • British English: /ɡɑːˈneɪ.ən/

Inflected Forms

Ghanaians (plural)

Derived Forms

Ghanaianism Ghanaianness

Synonyms

ghanese ghanian

Rhymes With

ryan brian lion ion bryan lyon hawaiian zion orion hyun dion mayan

Questions

How do you pronounce ghanaian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɑ.ni.ən/.
What does ghanaian mean?
Of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people.
Where does ghanaian come from?
Etymology tree English Ghana Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Ghanaian From Ghana + -ian.

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