əˈshantē, -aan-, -ain-, -än-, -ȧn-; aˈshan-, -aan-, -ain-; äˈshän-; ȧˈshȧn- noun
also asan·te -ˈsantē, -saan-, -sain-, -sän-, -sȧn-
( plural ashanti or ashantis also asante or asantes )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Ashanti A 1 san 3 te 1
1. : a West African people that are divided into various tribes organized as a kingdom in Ghana and that are skilled in cotton weaving, goldbeating and gold casting, and agriculture
2. : a dialect of Akan spoken by the Ashanti people