accra

[ak-ruh, uh-krah]

ac·cra

[ak-ruh, uh-krah]
noun
the wood of a sapele.

Origin:
probably after Accra

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Ac·cra

[ak-ruh, uh-krah]
noun
a seaport in and the capital of Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea. 700,000.
Also, Akkra.

Gha·na

[gah-nuh, gan-uh]
noun
1.
a republic in West Africa comprising the former colonies of the Gold Coast and Ashanti, the protectorate of the Northern Territories, and the U.N. trusteeship of British Togoland: member of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1957. 18,100,703; 91,843 sq. mi. (237,873 sq. km). Capital: Accra.
2.
Kingdom of, a medieval W African empire extending from near the Atlantic coast almost to Timbuktu; flourished from about the 9th to 12th centuries.
Gha·na·ian, Gha·ni·an [gah-nee-uhn, gan-ee-] , noun, adjective
pro-Gha·na, adjective
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Accra (əˈkrɑː)
 
n
the capital of Ghana, a port on the Gulf of Guinea: built on the site of three 17th-century trading fortresses founded by the English, Dutch, and Danish. Pop: 1 970 000 (2005 est)

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