Elmina.
A town in the Central Region of Ghana.
Meaning & usage
A town in the Central Region of Ghana.
A town in Selangor, Malaysia.
Where this word comes from
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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