Ashanti
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a former native kingdom and British colony in western Africa: now a region of Ghana. 9,700 sq. mi. (25,123 sq. km). Kumasi.
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a native or inhabitant of Ashanti.
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the dialect of Akan spoken by the people of Ashanti.
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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)
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a native or inhabitant of Ashanti
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Barron’s also recently wrote on the attractions of gold stocks, although we picked out AngloGold Ashanti, Kinross Gold, and Equinox Gold as names to consider based on their recent outperformance against gold mining exchange-traded funds.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
AngloGold Ashanti reported a jump in quarterly earnings and record free cash flow, enabling a $2 billion share buyback and higher dividend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
In Ghana, the world's sixth-largest gold producer, gold production is largely dominated by foreign companies such as the US's Newmont, South Africa's Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti and Australia's Perseus Mining.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Asante King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II thanked AngloGold Ashanti for voluntarily returning artefacts legitimately acquired on open markets.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
“Our tribes have been at war before,” the Ashanti responded, a defensiveness in his guarded tone.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
It is barely 50 years since Britain conquered the Ashantis; in that time, Gold Coasters have spanned centuries of progress.
From Time Magazine Archive
Arriving at the Kumasi stadium in a huge black Rolls-Royce, the Asantehene brought with him the golden stool that is supposed to contain the soul of the Ashantis.
From Time Magazine Archive
What about the kingdom of Oyo, 1200-1800, and the mighty Ashantis, 1695-1901?
From Time Magazine Archive
To this day, the Ashantis swear allegiance first to the Asantehene and second to the Republic of Ghana.
From Time Magazine Archive
The white men, they said, had come there to protect them from the Ashantis, and the people of Cape Coast ought to help in every way they could.
From George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life by Fenn, George Manville
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