Kumasi

[ koo-mah-see ]

/ kʊˈmɑ si /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Kumasi

Kum, Kumamoto, kumara, kumarahou, Kumaratunge, Kumasi, Kumayri, kumbaloi, Kumbh Mela, kumikumi, kumiss

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How to use Kumasi in a sentence

Kumasi is situated on a low rocky eminence, from which it extends across a valley to the hill opposite.
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By 1906 Kumasi had supplanted the coast towns and had become the distributing centre for the whole of Ashanti.
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Many merchants at the Gold Coast ports thereupon opened branches in Kumasi.
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The railway to Kumasi from Sekondi, which was completed in 1903, passes through the auriferous region.
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After the deposition of Prempeh no king of Kumasi was chosen; Prempeh himself was never “enstooled.”
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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)

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