The Ashanti.... (also Asante) are a major ethnic group from Africa who speak a dialect of Akan. Prior to European colonization, the Ashanti Confederacy/Kingdom was a major state, particularly during the period from 1570 to 1900. Ashanti wealth was based on the region's substantial deposits of gold. These luscious gold deposits led to many people who started metal-working. From these gold deposits came a golden stool. The stool was sacred, so that no one could sit, touch, or even get within a few of it: the Stool was a religious item. An attempt by British Gold Coast governor Frederick Hodgson in 1900 to take the Golden Stool led to an uprising by the Ashanti. There were eleven major wars in this conflict. The Ashanti won ALL of them, except the last. In these wars, Ashanti generals stopped the inland encroachment of the British. It took the British nearly a century of fighting with the Ashanti before they gained total control of the region. The territory occupied by the Kingdom of Ashanti is now part of what is now known as Ghana...
To be born Ashanti (Asante), is to be ordained to bring into the world all that is best in the human race.
by reaLest February 15, 2006
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by Peter A. July 31, 2006
Get the alsante mug.The REAL Ashante, not the singer who started in 2006-2007 singing fake songs. Ashante is derived from the word Ashanti, meaning warrior with strength and dignity
by DGLover50 March 4, 2009
Get the Ashante mug.Asante is the Swahili word for "Thank you" also it is the name for someone who is obsessed with Dragon Ball Z, Marvel and a bit of star wars he loves salsa a lot and he usally tends to be friends with Atoms, very fat Adam's who mostly tend to sleep with him but when he does the Asante tends to hurt his feelings and then tries to make his feelings better afterwards but it usally ends with him trying to beat up some white boy with blond hair.
Billy: Hey look at that person trying to cheer up those Atoms is he an Asante?
Bob: Yes that is most definitely an Asante.
Bob: Yes that is most definitely an Asante.
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by Stevensnider January 7, 2009
Get the Asante Samuel mug.She is a very introverted person but very intellectual as well. If you think you can hide something from this girl you got something coming. I dont know how she knows the things she does but she has her ways. She can be very manipulative and fiesty but all together is the most loyalist and sweetest girl. If you cross her she will forgive but never look at you the same way. This girl is usually a leader, girls would kills to have the smile she has or the the vibe she gives off when she walks in a room. Another thing about this girl is once you talk to her you will never forget her, she really does leave her mark on you.
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