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Ashanti
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ashanti
English
Alternative forms
en Asante
en Ashantee dated
Etymology
en ak asànté.
Pronunciation
en /əˈʃɑːntiː/ /əˈʃæntiː/
Noun
s *
A member of a nation and ethnic group of Akan origin, found mainly in Ghana and Ivory Coast.
en 1954 1957 w:Ian Fleming Live and Let Die (novel) Live and Let Die London Pan Books The Everglades 128 'Yes,' she said quietly. 'It's an ouanga, a Voodoo fetish. It's the invocation to the Drum Witch. It's used by the Ashanti tribe in Africa when they want to kill someone. They use something like it in Haiti.'
Translations
a member of an ethnic group of Ghana and Ivory Coast
Akan: ak Asanteni
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 阿散蒂人 Āsǎndìrén
French: fr Ashanti m f, fr Achanti m f
Portuguese: pt ashanti m f
Proper noun
en region in southern c/Ghana Ashanti Region.
Derived terms
en Ashanti pepper
Anagrams
en aahinst Sanhita T'ai-shan Tai Shan Taishan Tanisha anthias shaitan tahinas
Portuguese
Noun
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pt ashanti