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Ashantee

Ashantee

9.9
A former powerful kingdom in central Ghana
  • proper noun
  • UK
translation icon : imperio asante
  • The capital of the Ashantee kingdom was known for its impressive royal palace.

Examples

  • Historians study the rise and fall of the Ashantee empire in West Africa.

  • The Ashantee kingdom was known for its wealth and powerful leadership.

  • The British fought several wars against the Ashantee to control the rich gold regions.

  • Are you familiar with the history of the Ashantee people?

  • The British fought several wars against the Ashantee to control the rich gold regions.

  • Historians study the rise and fall of the Ashantee empire in West Africa.

  • The capital of the Ashantee kingdom was known for its impressive royal palace.

Synonyms

Asante
vsAshantee
3 9.3

A former West African kingdom in what is now Ghana that was powerful from the 1600s to the 1800s

is a narrower name for the kingdom rather than a broader empire
Ashanti
vsAshantee
1 8.1

A kingdom of the Akan people in southern Ghana from the 1600s to the 1800s

has identical meaning but is an older variant spelling

Surface Forms

Ashantee main

Etymology

Ashantee was used by older writers to name the Ashanti kingdom in what is now Ghana, and it comes from the local word Asante made of sa 'war' and nti 'because'. This origin explains why the kingdom's name is tied to its rise through war and strong rule.