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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Example Sentences

In October 1890 a treaty was signed which secured to France Porto Novo and Kotonu, and to the king of Dahomey an annual pension of �800.

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

Porto Novo at the beginning of the 19th century became tributary to Dahomey.

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)

The progress of Hyder was arrested; and in a few months the great victory of Porto Novo retrieved the honour of the English arms.

From Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

At Porto Novo, in French West Africa, twins have tutelary spirits in the shape of small monkeys.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various