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Fanti

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈfænti/
  • rhymes with -ænti

1

name

Meaning 1

The language of these people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of an ethnic group living in south-western Ghana (also known as Mfantsefo).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

One who moralises within a fandom space, especially over sexual content and shipping.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, slang

Topics: lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: anti, fancop, fandomentalist, fandom Frollo, fanpol, Frollo

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the Fanti language.

Blend of fan + anti (“a fan who objects to something on moral or sociopolitical grounds”).