Ashanti

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

/ əˈʃæn ti, əˈʃɑn- /

noun, plural A·shan·tis, (especially collectively) A·shan·ti for 2.

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

a native or inhabitant of Ashanti.

the dialect of Akan spoken by the people of Ashanti.

Also A·san·te

[uh-san-tee, uh-sahn-] /əˈsæn ti, əˈsɑn-/ .

Words nearby Ashanti

ash, Asha, Ashab, ashake, ashamed, Ashanti, A shares, Ashʿarism, Ashbery, ash-blond, Ashburton

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Example sentences from the Web for Ashanti

The native houses are built with red clay in the style universal throughout Ashanti.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8|Various
In 1875 they sent out for the Ashanti Mission a staff of six men for two new stations—Mr. and Mrs. Ramseyer among them.
Stanley in Africa|James P. Boyd
The remnants of the reconcentrating Ashanti army were reported to be somewhere in the bush, east of Dompoasi.
Through Three Campaigns|G. A. Henty
In 1870 the King of Ashanti wrote to us claiming Elmina as his, and protesting against its being handed over to us.
By Sheer Pluck|G. A. Henty

It was a thing of devils; an atrocity only to be paralleled by the witch-doctors of Ashanti and Benin.
Northern Spain|Edgar T. A. Wigram

British Dictionary definitions for Ashanti

Ashanti

/ (əˈʃæntɪ) /

noun

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)

plural -ti or -tis a native or inhabitant of Ashanti

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单词	ashanti
释义	Ashanti [ uh-shan-tee, uh-shahn- ] / əˈʃæn ti, əˈʃɑn- / noun, plural A·shan·tis, (especially collectively) A·shan·ti for 2. a former native kingdom and British colony in western Africa: now a region of Ghana. 9,700 sq. mi. (25,123 sq. km). Capital: Kumasi. a native or inhabitant of Ashanti. the dialect of Akan spoken by the people of Ashanti. Also A·san·te [uh-san-tee, uh-sahn-] /əˈsæn ti, əˈsɑn-/ . Words nearby Ashanti ash, Asha, Ashab, ashake, ashamed, Ashanti, A shares, Ashʿarism, Ashbery, ash-blond, Ashburton Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Ashanti The native houses are built with red clay in the style universal throughout Ashanti. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8\|Various In 1875 they sent out for the Ashanti Mission a staff of six men for two new stations—Mr. and Mrs. Ramseyer among them. Stanley in Africa\|James P. Boyd The remnants of the reconcentrating Ashanti army were reported to be somewhere in the bush, east of Dompoasi. Through Three Campaigns\|G. A. Henty In 1870 the King of Ashanti wrote to us claiming Elmina as his, and protesting against its being handed over to us. By Sheer Pluck\|G. A. Henty It was a thing of devils; an atrocity only to be paralleled by the witch-doctors of Ashanti and Benin. Northern Spain\|Edgar T. A. Wigram British Dictionary definitions for Ashanti Ashanti / (əˈʃæntɪ) / noun 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) plural -ti or -tis a native or inhabitant of Ashanti Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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