Ashanti

Also A·san·te

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

noun

plural

Ashantis ,

plural

Ashanti .

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

2. a native or inhabitant of Ashanti.

3. the dialect of Akan spoken by the people of Ashanti.

Ashanti

/ əˈʃæntɪ /

noun

1. 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)

2. a native or inhabitant of Ashanti

Example Sentences

Twenty-five of the pieces were donated by British art historian Hermione Waterfield and the rest by South African mining company AngloGold Ashanti.

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Handing over the pieces at a ceremony at the Manhyia Palace, in the city of Kumasi, officials from AngloGold Ashanti said the gesture was made as an act of cultural respect and reconciliation.

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Asante King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II thanked AngloGold Ashanti for voluntarily returning artefacts legitimately acquired on open markets.

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There have been tensions in the central Ashanti region between AngloGold Ashanti and residents, who have accused the company of exploiting mineral resources without doing much to develop the area or create jobs.

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At the ceremony, the Asante king thanked AngloGold Ashanti, a South African mining company, for returning several items purchased on the open market.

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