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ashanti

/əˈʃɑːntiː/

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What does ashanti mean?

noun

  1. A member of a nation and ethnic group of Akan origin, found mainly in Ghana and Ivory Coast.

proper noun

  1. A region in southern Ghana; in full, Ashanti Region.

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/əˈʃɑːntiː/

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The natives of Ashanti believe that special spirits watch over girls until they are married, and in China there is a special mother-goddess who guards and protects childhood.
Alexander Francis ChamberlainThe Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-DayProject Gutenberg ebook #7966