Ashan·ti
| \ ə-ˈshan-tē
, -ˈshän-
\
, -ˈshän-
\
plural Ashanti or Ashantis
Definition of Ashanti
1
: a member of a people of southern Ghana
2
: the dialect of Akan spoken by the Ashanti people
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Ashanti geographical name
Ashan·ti
| \ ə-ˈshan-tē
, -ˈshän- \
, -ˈshän- \
Definition of Ashanti
African kingdom and later British protectorate in western Africa; now part of Ghana
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The first known use of Ashanti was in 1721
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