A·shan·ti 1 
(ə-shăntē, ə-shän-) also A·san·te (-säntē)
(ə-shăntē, ə-shän-) also A·san·te (-säntē)n. pl. Ashanti or A·shan·tis also Asante or A·san·tes
1. A member of an Akan people of Ghana, formerly united in the Ashanti kingdom.
2. The Twi language of the Ashanti.