Kumasi

[ koo-mah-see ]

/ kʊˈmɑ si /

noun

a city in and the capital of Ashanti district, in S Ghana.

Ashanti

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

/ əˈʃæn ti, əˈʃɑn- /

noun, plural A·shan·tis, (especially collectively) A·shan·ti for 2.

a former native kingdom and British colony in W Africa: now a region of Ghana. 9700 sq. mi. (25,123 sq. km). Capital: Kumasi.

a native or inhabitant of Ashanti.

the dialect of Akan spoken by the people of Ashanti.

Also Asante.

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Examples from the Web for kumasi

“And now for Kumasi,” said Dick, as he and his men threw themselves on the ground and prepared to sleep.
With Wolseley to Kumasi|F.S. Brereton
But these men of Kumasi had long since had all such feelings driven from their breasts.
With Wolseley to Kumasi|F.S. Brereton
The most imposing building in Kumasi is the fort, built in 1896.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8|Various
I was taken towards Kumasi, the place where slaves are killed in the house of execution, and I knew that death was before me.
With Wolseley to Kumasi|F.S. Brereton

Three days afterwards the Kumasi warriors attacked a party of Hausa sent with the chief object of discovering the golden stool.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for kumasi

Kumasi

/ (kuːˈmæsɪ) /

noun

a city in S Ghana: seat of Ashanti kings since 1663; university (1961); market town for a cocoa-producing region. Pop: 862 000 (2005 est)

Ashanti

/ (əˈʃæntɪ) /

noun

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)

plural -ti or -tis a native or inhabitant of Ashanti

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Word Origin and History for kumasi

Ashanti

1705, Asiantines, one of the Akan people of central Ghana; native name.