[uh-shan-tee, uh-shahn-] 
) -ti for 2. | 1. | a former native kingdom and British colony in W Africa: now a region of Ghana. 1,505,049; 9700 sq. mi. (25,123 sq. km). Capital: Kumasi. |
| 2. | a native or inhabitant of Ashanti. |
| 3. | the dialect of Akan spoken by the people of Ashanti. |
| A·shan·ti 1 (ə-shān'tē, ə-shän'-) n. pl. Ashanti or A·shan·tis also Asante or A·san·tes
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| A·shan·ti 2 (ə-shān'tē, -shän'-) A region and former kingdom of western Africa in present-day central Ghana. The powerful Ashanti confederation of states, formed in the late 17th century, was defeated by the British in 1896 and annexed to the British Gold Coast colony in 1901. |