Ashanti

noun

Ashan·​ti ə-ˈshan-tē  -ˈshän- 

plural Ashanti or Ashantis

1

: a member of a people of southern Ghana

2

: the dialect of Akan spoken by the Ashanti people

Word History

Etymology

ultimately from Twi asànté

First Known Use

1721, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

Ashanti

noun

Ashan·​ti ə-ˈshant-ē 

-ˈshänt-

plural Ashanti or Ashantis

: a member of a people of southern Ghana

Geographical Definition

Ashanti

geographical name

Ashan·​ti ə-ˈshan-tē 

-ˈshän-

African kingdom and later British protectorate in western Africa; now part of Ghana