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  • noun The name of an ethnic group living in south-western Ghana (also known as MFantsefo), and their language.

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From Fanti.

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Examples

  • His story 'I Fanti di Picche' had appeared in Topolino in 1947 with two further stories 'Nel mar cinese del Sud' and 'La tigre di Sumatra' appearing in 1948.

    Franco Caprioli: Introducing The Argonauts Steve 2010

  • His story 'I Fanti di Picche' had appeared in Topolino in 1947 with two further stories 'Nel mar cinese del Sud' and 'La tigre di Sumatra' appearing in 1948.

    Archive 2010-04-01 Steve 2010

  • She quoted constantly from the Bible and would teach us songs in Ewe, Fanti and Twi.

    : Kwame Dawes : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007

  • Over the course of two summers of field work Miyashita and Fanti began building a theory that Grande Prairie is a “missing link” between known dinosaur species that existed much further to the north and south.

    Competition May Have Led To New Dinosaur Species | Impact Lab 2009

  • Miyashita and Fanti came across a nesting site and found the remains of baby, plant-eating dinosaurs and the teeth of a predator.

    Competition May Have Led To New Dinosaur Species | Impact Lab 2009

  • My house should be filled with Ghanaians speaking Fanti, Ewe, Twi, Ga, Hausa and pidgin English, shaking hands with the snap of fingers, sipping potent brew and reflecting on the occasion.

    Fifty Years On… : Kwame Dawes : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007

  • "It was a tough thing to do, much more difficult than building a normal snow igloo," Marco Fanti, 45, who used to race cars in desert rallies, told Reuters as he stood beside the 1. 65-metre-high, dome-shaped traditional Inuit shelter made of some 330 dark chocolate bricks.

    Life Inside a Chocolate Igloo | Impact Lab 2006

  • The board allowed Fanti to speak longer than he was allowed, and at the end of his speech he volunteered to teach creationism and received applause from the audience.

    Inherit the Dumbassery 2008

  • The board allowed Fanti to speak longer than he was allowed, and at the end of his speech he volunteered to teach creationism and received applause from the audience.

    Inherit the Dumbassery 2008

  • Fanti said it has yet to be decided what to do with the 3.6 - tonne igloo — which is kept indoors and will start melting at above 30 C — when the fair ends on Oct 22.

    Life Inside a Chocolate Igloo | Impact Lab 2006

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