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Ashan·ti | \ ə-ˈshan-tē 
, -ˈshän- \
, -ˈshän- \ plural Ashanti or Ashantis
Definition of Ashanti
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : a member of a people of southern Ghana
2 : the dialect of Akan spoken by the Ashanti people
Ashanti
geographical nameAshan·ti | \ ə-ˈshan-tē , -ˈshän- \
, -ˈshän- \Definition of Ashanti (Entry 2 of 2)
African kingdom and later British protectorate in western Africa; now part of Ghana
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