Definitions
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- proper noun A
trickster spider (though sometimes taking human form), one of the primary characters inWest African andCaribbean folklore .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Anansi is the spirit of rebellion, able to overturn the social order, create wealth out of thin air, and baffle the devil.
Anansi Boys: Summary and book reviews of Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman. 2005
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Many of the stories concerned a creature called Anansi.
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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Many of the stories concerned a creature called Anansi.
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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To wake in this strange place, call Anansi, and join the others in Cairo.
Shadow Chase Seressia Glass 2010
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To wake in this strange place, call Anansi, and join the others in Cairo.
Shadow Chase Seressia Glass 2010
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Many of the stories concerned a creature called Anansi.
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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"Anansi" would attract me, because I tell folk tales from Africa about Anansi the spider, but I'll check it out from the library before I'll buy it.
A Tale of a Trickster Stephanie 2007
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"Anansi," which was the 2009-10 school show, at Pennsylvania Playhouse, Illicks Mill Road, as
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"Anansi," which was the 2009-10 school show, at Pennsylvania Playhouse, Illicks Mill Road, as
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"Anansi," which was the 2009-10 school show, at Pennsylvania Playhouse, Illicks Mill Road, as
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