Ashanti

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Ashanti

/əˈʃɑːntiː/
/əˈʃæntiː/

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Derived from Akan asànté.

noun Ashantis · Ashanti · Asante · Ashantee

A member of a nation and ethnic group of Akan origin, found mainly in Ghana and Ivory Coast. 'Yes,' she said quietly. 'It's an ouanga, a Voodoo fetish. It's the invocation to the Drum Witch. It's used by the Ashanti tribe in Africa when they want to kill someone. They use something like it in Haiti.'

proper noun Asante · Ashantee

A region in southern Ghana; in full, Ashanti Region.

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noun a member of an ethnic group of Ghana and Ivory Coast

中文	阿散蒂人 Āsǎndìrén
Português	ashanti
Français	Ashanti, Achanti

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@misc{ashanti_2026,
  title = {Ashanti},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ashanti},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}