Porto Novo

American  

[pawr-toh noh-voh, pohr-] / ˈpɔr toʊ ˈnoʊ voʊ, ˈpoʊr- /

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Benin.

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Porto Novo British  

/ ˈpɔːtəʊ ˈnəʊvəʊ /

noun

1. the capital of Benin, in the southwest on a coastal lagoon: formerly a centre of Portuguese settlement and the slave trade. Pop: 253 000 (2005 est)

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Porto Novo

Immediately upon receiving the news he left port, and on the 13th sighted the British fleet, then at anchor off Porto Novo, a little south of Cuddalore.

From The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)

Arcot lies on the Bay of Bengal, and has two seaports, Cuddalor and Porto Novo.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

There is a steamboat service between Porto Novo and Kotonu.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various

I saw little of the events after the battle of Porto Novo, as my father was taken ill soon after, and died at Madras.

From The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

In that year the kingdom of Porto Novo accepted a French protectorate, and an Anglo-French agreement of 1864 fixed its boundaries.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various