Ashanti
Americannoun
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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.
noun
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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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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
Twenty-five of the pieces were donated by British art historian Hermione Waterfield and the rest by South African mining company AngloGold Ashanti.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
At the ceremony, the Asante king thanked AngloGold Ashanti, a South African mining company, for returning several items purchased on the open market.
From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025
Finally, as soon as all of the white men had stepped outside of the building, the black man switched to the Ashanti language, speaking quickly and softly.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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