Ashanti
Americannoun
plural
Ashantis,plural
Ashanti-
a former native kingdom and British colony in western Africa: now a region of Ghana. 9,700 sq. mi. (25,123 sq. km). Kumasi.
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a native or inhabitant of Ashanti.
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the dialect of Akan spoken by the people of Ashanti.
noun
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an administrative region of central Ghana: former native kingdom, suppressed by the British in 1900 after four wars. Capital: Kumasi. Pop: 3 187 607 (2000). Area: 24 390 sq km (9417 sq miles)
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a native or inhabitant of Ashanti
Example Sentences
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In Ghana, the world's sixth-largest gold producer, gold production is largely dominated by foreign companies such as the US's Newmont, South Africa's Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti and Australia's Perseus Mining.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
At the ceremony, the Asante king thanked AngloGold Ashanti, a South African mining company, for returning several items purchased on the open market.
From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025
The bar was about half full with fellow deal hounds, and the vibes screamed peak elder-millennial: 6 p.m. dinner with Ashanti and Usher on the speakers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
Ghana's ministers of defence and environment have died in a military helicopter crash in the central Ashanti region, along with six other people, a government spokesperson says.
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025
“You remember all them stories I tolt you ’bout my mother and the Ashanti and the monkey and spider stories?” she asked the boy, desperation in her voice.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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