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Ashanti
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A·shan·ti 1  (-shnt, -shän-) also A·san·te (-sänt)
n. pl. Ashanti or A·shan·tis also Asante or A·san·tes
1. A member of an Akan people of Ghana, formerly united in the Ashanti kingdom.
2. The Twi language of the Ashanti.
A·shan·ti 2  (-shnt, -shän-)
A region and former kingdom of western Africa in present-day central Ghana. The powerful Ashanti confederation of states, formed in the late 17th century, was defeated by the British in 1896 and annexed to the British Gold Coast colony in 1901.
Ashanti [əˈʃæntɪ]
n
1. (Placename) an administrative region of central Ghana: former native kingdom, suppressed by the British in 1900 after four wars. Capital: Kumasi. Pop.: 2 485 766 (1991 est.). Area: 24 390 sq. km (9417 sq. miles)
2. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -ti, -tis a native or inhabitant of Ashanti


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