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Benin
[ be-neen ]
noun
- Formerly Dahomey. a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence in 1960. 44,290 sq. mi. (114,711 sq. km). : Porto Novo.
- Bight of, a bay in N Gulf of Guinea in W Africa.
- a former native kingdom in W Africa: now incorporated into Nigeria.
- a river in S Nigeria, flowing into the Bight of Benin.
Benin
/ bɛˈniːn /
noun
- a republic in W Africa, on the Bight of Benin , a section of the Gulf of Guinea: in the early 19th century a powerful kingdom, famed for its women warriors; became a French colony in 1893, gaining independence in 1960. It consists chiefly of coastal lagoons and swamps in the south, a fertile plain and marshes in the centre, and the Atakora Mountains in the northwest. Official language: French. Religion: animist majority. Currency: franc. Capital: Porto Novo (the government is based in Cotonou). Pop: 9 877 292 (2013 est). Area: 112 622 sq km (43 474 sq miles) Former name (until 1975)Dahomey
- a former kingdom of W Africa, powerful from the 14th to the 17th centuries: now a province of S Nigeria: noted for its bronzes
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At the Global awards ceremony, musical artists set the crowd on fire, especially Benin singer Angelique Kidjo.
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Ledit Sieur homme accort & benin le receut humainement, encores qu'auparavant en l'an 1607.
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Drunami finally returned to Benin, and surrendered to the British authorities.
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As the Lander brothers floated down the stream formed by the union of these two, they soon found themselves in the Bight of Benin.
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A most interesting example of hide appears in the Horniman Museum, taken from the kings palace at Benin in 1897.
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Benin and Omdurman, and other 'cruel habitations,' have been thrown open and broken down.
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