Benin synonyms

bə-nĭn', bĕ-nēn'

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formerly <b>da·ho·mey </b> (related)
A country of western Africa. Originally made up of several ancient kingdoms colonized by France in the 19th century, it became independent in 1960 and was renamed Benin in 1975. Porto-Novo is the capital and Cotonou the largest city.
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Republic of Benin
a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control
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dahomey
(Historical) A former country in Africa, located in present-day Benin.
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  • Wari and Sapele are towns in the Benin district.

  • He reached Benin, but was seized with dysentery at a village called Gwato, and died there on the 3rd of December 1823.

  • Some trace of this earlier application remains in the name "Bight of Benin," still given to that part of the sea which washes the Slave Coast, whilst up to 1894 "Benin" was used to designate the French possessions on the coast now included in Dahomey.

  • Into the huge delta of the Niger several other rivers (the " Oil Rivers ") empty themselves; the chief being, on the west, the Benin, and on the east the Brass.

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