Ashanti may refer to: *

Ashanti people The Asante, also known as Ashanti () are part of the Akan ethnic group and are native to the Ashanti Region of modern-day Ghana. Asantes are the last group to emerge out of the various Akan civilisations. Twi is spoken by over nine million Asante ...

, an ethnic group in West Africa ** Ashanti Empire, a pre-colonial West African state in what is now southern Ghana **

Ashanti dialect Asante, also known as Ashanti, Ashante, or Asante Twi, is one of the principal members of the Akan dialect continuum. It is one of the four mutually intelligible dialects of Akan which are collectively known as Twi, the others being Bono and Aku ...

or Asante, a literary dialect of the Akan language of southern Ghana **

Ashanti Region The Ashanti Region is located in southern part of Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the mo ...

, a region within Ghana **

Ashanti (Crown Colony) Ashanti was a British Crown Colony in West Africa from 1902 until its independence as part of the dominion named Ghana in 1957. After several prior wars with British troops, Ashanti was once again occupied by British troops in January 1896. In ...

, a United Kingdom colony 1901–1957 in what is now Ghana * Ashanti (singer) (born 1980), American singer-songwriter and actress ** ''Ashanti'' (album), a 2002 album by Ashanti * ''Ashanti'' (1979 film), an American film * ''Ashanti'' (1982 film), an Indian film * HMS ''Ashanti'' (F51), a Tribal-class destroyer launched in 1937 * HMS ''Ashanti'' (F117), a Tribal-class frigate launched in 1959

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Ashanti Alston Ashanti Omowali Alston (born 1954) is an anarchist activist, speaker, writer, and former member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army. From 1974 to 1985, he spent time in prison for bank robbery, which caused him to become further ...

(born 1954), former Black Panther Party member *

Ashanti Johnson Ashanti Johnson (previously Ashanti Johnson-Pyrtle) is an American geochemist and chemical oceanographer. She is the first African American to earn a doctoral degree in oceanography from Texas A&M University. Ashanti Johnson has made several n ...

, American geochemist and chemical oceanographer *

Ashanti Obi Ashanti Obi (born 14 October 1952) is a Nigerian sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as ...

(born 1952), Nigerian sprinter

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