Fante

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noun

A confederacy of Akan people and aboriginal Guan people, mainly located in the Central and Western regions of Ghana.

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Meanings

nounFante pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA confederacy of Akan people and aboriginal Guan people, mainly located in the Central and Western regions of Ghana.
proper noun
  1. A language spoken in Ghana, a dialect of Akan.

    She loved days like this one, where she could speak Fante as fast as she wanted.

    2016, Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing, Penguin Books (2017), page 24
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fante,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fante.

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