Dahomey

[ duh-hoh-mee; French da-aw-mey ]

noun
  1. former name of Benin (def. 1).

  2. 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

1
First recorded in 1780–90; from Fon dã homè; literally, “belly of Da, snake's belly”

Other words from Dahomey

  • Da·ho·me·an, Da·ho·man [duh-hoh-muhn], /dəˈhoʊ mən/, adjective, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for Dahomey

Dahomey

/ (dəˈhəʊmɪ) /


noun
  1. the former name (until 1975) of Benin

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