Akim

noun

ˈä-ˌkim,

ˈä-ˌchim

plural Akim or Akims

1

: an Akan-speaking people of Ghana

2

: a member of the Akim people

Word History

Etymology

Akan

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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