Ashanti

American  

[uh-shan-tee, uh-shahn-] / əˈʃæn ti, əˈʃɑn- /

Also Asante

noun

plural

Ashantis,

plural

Ashanti

1. a former native kingdom and British colony in western Africa: now a region of Ghana. 9,700 sq. mi. (25,123 sq. km). Kumasi.

2. a native or inhabitant of Ashanti.

3. the dialect of Akan spoken by the people of Ashanti.

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Ashanti British  

/ əˈʃæntɪ /

noun

1. 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)

2. a native or inhabitant of Ashanti

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Example Sentences

And Ashanti’s self-adoring Jasmine steals every scene where she’s front and center, a nonnegotiable requirement of her character.

From Los Angeles Times

The Clippers are hosting with their All-Star City of Stars Alliance the DJ Cassidy Pass the Mic Live! event Saturday night at Kia Forum — an ensemble of hip-hop and R&B royalty that will feature Ashanti, Busta Rhymes, Ja Rule, Lil Kim and others.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Twenty-five of the pieces were donated by British art historian Hermione Waterfield and the rest by South African mining company AngloGold Ashanti.

From BBC

Handing over the pieces at a ceremony at the Manhyia Palace, in the city of Kumasi, officials from AngloGold Ashanti said the gesture was made as an act of cultural respect and reconciliation.

From BBC