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Abomey

American  
[ab-uh-mey, uh-boh-mee] / ˌæb əˈmeɪ, əˈboʊ mi /

noun

  1. a city in SW Benin.


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Wantchekon, a professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University, was born in the Beninese city of Zagnanado, where Dahomey’s King Ghezo died, 25 miles away from Abomey, the capital city.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 28, 2022

Dahomey, of which Abomey was a key part, was founded in the 1600s.

From BBC Dec. 23, 2021

The artefacts will initially be housed in a museum in the city of Ouidah before being transferred to a new museum being built in Abomey, site of the royal palaces of the Kingdom of Dahomey.

From Reuters Nov. 10, 2021

They will then be transferred to the royal palace compound in Abomey, where a new museum is being built.

From New York Times Oct. 28, 2021

So we ended up going to the ancient palace at Abomey, instead, which was the only tourist attraction for hundreds of miles around.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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