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Ashantis

Ashantis is the plural of Ashanti.

Meaning of Ashanti

Noun

Ashanti (plural Ashantis or Ashanti)

  1. A member of a nation and ethnic group of Akan origin, found mainly in Ghana and Ivory Coast.
    • '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.'1954, Ian Fleming, “The Everglades”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 128

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Questions about Ashantis

What is Ashantis the plural of?
Ashantis is the plural of Ashanti.

Words near Ashantis in the dictionary

  1. ashanite
  2. Ashantee
  3. Ashantees
  4. Ashanti
  5. Ashanti pepper
  6. Ashantis
  7. asharfi
  8. asharfis
  9. Asharshylyk
  10. Ashaway
  11. Ashbaugh

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