Ashanti

[ uh-shan-tee, uh-shahn- ]

noun

, plural A·shan·tis, (especially collectively) A·shan·ti

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.

Ashanti

/ 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. -ti-tis a native or inhabitant of Ashanti

Example Sentences

Nelly dodged the charges a little less than three months after he and singer Ashanti welcomed a baby boy, Kareem Kenkaide.

From Los Angeles Times

Ashanti has a new baby to sing about: her first child, with rapper Nelly.

From Los Angeles Times

Ashanti wrote in August on Instagram, adding, “I’m so proud of my body for giving me my baby, baby, baby, baby, boy.”

From Los Angeles Times

Nelly and Ashanti, expecting their first child, are officially husband and wife after quietly marrying late last year, according to a legal documents database.

From Los Angeles Times

Black Sherif - who hails from Konongo town in the Ashanti region, which has been badly affected by the illegal mining - stopped his set at The Tidal Rave Concert in Accra earlier this month to show a video of the devastation.

From BBC