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. Word forms: plural-ti or -tis
a native or inhabitant of Ashanti
Ashanti in American English1
(əˈʃɑnti; əˈʃæntə)
noun
1. Word forms: pluralAˈshanti
a member of a W African people living mainly in Ashanti, in Ghana
2.
the variety of Akan spoken by this people
Ashanti in American English2
(əˈʃɑnti; əˈʃæntə)
region in central Ghana: orig. a native kingdom, it was a protectorate in the Gold Coast from 1901 to 1957: 9,417 sq mi (24,390 sq km); pop. 2,090,000; cap. Kumasi