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Ashantee

Ashantee

9.9
Relating to the Ashanti people, their culture or language in old spelling
  • adjective
  • Archaic
translation icon : asante
  • The museum displayed an Ashantee stool carved from a single piece of wood.

Examples

  • She admired the Ashantee cloth's bright patterns in the museum display.

  • Early explorers wrote about the rich traditions of Ashantee society in their journals.

  • The Ashantee culture is rich in traditions and folklore.

  • Many Ashantee people celebrate their heritage with colorful festivals.

  • The museum displayed an Ashantee stool carved from a single piece of wood.

  • She admired the Ashantee cloth's bright patterns in the museum display.

  • Many Ashantee people celebrate their heritage with colorful festivals.

Synonyms

Ashanti
vsAshantee
6.8

Relating to the people, language, or culture of a group in central Ghana

is the archaic spelling used for the same people and culture
asante
vsAshantee
9.9

Relating to the Asante people of Ghana, their culture or history

is the archaic spelling rather than the modern regional name

Surface Forms

Ashantee positive

Etymology

Ashantee is an old English spelling of the name for the Ashanti people of Ghana, used especially in older books and museum labels. The name comes from the local word Asante, built from sa 'war' and nti 'because', so when you see Ashantee describing a stool, cloth, or art it simply means it comes from that people and their culture.