"Ga" meaning in English

See Ga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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: 84 16 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 45 18 26 11

Noun

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

Inflected forms

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