Ghanees

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Ghana +‎ -ees.

Adjective

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Ghanees (attributive Ghanese, not comparable)

  1. Ghanaian (of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people)

Noun

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Ghanees (plural Ghanese, diminutive Ghanesie)

  1. Ghanaian (person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent)

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Ghana +‎ -ees (-ese, -ian).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣaːˈneːs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Gha‧nees
  • Rhymes: -eːs

Adjective

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Ghanees (not comparable)

  1. Ghanaian, of, from or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people
    Hypernyms: Sub-Saharaans, Afrikaans, West-Afrikaans

Declension

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Declension of Ghanees
uninflected Ghanees
inflected Ghanese
comparative Ghaneser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial Ghanees Ghaneser het Ghaneest
het Ghaneeste
indefinite m./f. sing. Ghanese Ghanesere Ghaneeste
n. sing. Ghanees Ghaneser Ghaneeste
plural Ghanese Ghanesere Ghaneeste
definite Ghanese Ghanesere Ghaneeste
partitive Ghanees Ghanesers

Noun

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Ghanees m (plural Ghanezen, diminutive Ghaneesje n, feminine Ghanese)

  1. a Ghanaian, person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent
    Hypernyms: Sub-Saharaan, Afrikaan, West-Afrikaan