Meaning & use

Ghanian

adjective·Everyday

Relating to Ghana, its people, or its culture; a variant spelling of the standard term Ghanaian.

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The restaurant serves traditional Ghanian dishes like jollof rice and groundnut soup.

She wore a colorful Ghanian print dress to the cultural festival downtown.

A note on using this word

Ghanaian is the standard spelling in dictionaries and formal writing; Ghanian appears often online but is usually a misspelling.

Words with a similar meaning

Ghanaian

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Another way to use it

2. noun

A person from Ghana, or a variant spelling of Ghanaian used as a noun.

Several Ghanian athletes competed in the marathon representing their home country.

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