Dahomey
former name of Benin (def. 1).
Also called the King·dom of Da·ho·mey . a former kingdom in what is now southern Benin that existed from around 1600 to 1900.
Origin of Dahomey
1Other words from Dahomey
- Da·ho·me·an, Da·ho·man [duh-hoh-muhn], /dəˈhoʊ mən/, adjective, noun
Words Nearby Dahomey
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How to use Dahomey in a sentence
We can scarcely regard the persons figuring in the following true story as being very much superior to the King of Dahomey.
Ancient Faiths And Modern | Thomas InmanIn Dahomey the Amazonian guards of the king perform all military duty with equal ease and thoroughness with men.
The Education of American Girls | Anna Callender BrackettWhat we find in germs and remnants elsewhere, grow, in Dahomey, to inordinate and incredible proportions.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies | Robert Gordon LathamThe other fled to the Little Popo, an island off the coast of Dahomey, and there settled.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies | Robert Gordon LathamAs well might I suppose that your monarchical sympathies deeply interest you in the autocracy of Dahomey and Drfur.
British Dictionary definitions for Dahomey
/ (dəˈhəʊmɪ) /
the former name (until 1975) of Benin
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