"Ga" meaning in All languages combined

See Ga on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ga
  1. A Niger-Congo language spoken in Ghana and Togo. Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Ga-en-name-6KMRAtIK Disambiguation of Languages: 80 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 24 25 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 17 23 10

Noun [English]

Forms: Ga [plural], Gas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|Ga|s}} Ga (plural Ga or Gas)
  1. A member of a particular ethnic group in Ghana and Togo.
    Sense id: en-Ga-en-noun-SG8h0qVj

Symbol [Translingual]

Head templates: {{head|mul|symbol}} Ga
  1. (chemistry) gallium. Categories (topical): Symbols for chemical elements
    Sense id: en-Ga-mul-symbol-AH~AGyk0 Categories (other): Translingual entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Translingual entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (metrology) gigayears ago, a unit of time equal to 10⁹ years in the past. Categories (topical): Metrology
    Sense id: en-Ga-mul-symbol-AZdyBPef Topics: metrology

Inflected forms

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