elmina

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6

Definition of elmina

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A town in the Central Region of Ghana.
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name

  1. A town in the Central Region of Ghana.
  2. A town in Selangor, Malaysia.

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Etymology

The Malaysian town's name was from Elmina Estate, one of the country's oldest oil palm plantations dating back to 1917. It was possibly derived from Portuguese el mina (“the mine”), which referred to the plantation itself.

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