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Abomey

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

noun

  1. a city in SW Benin.


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France has already returned some of the Abomey royal treasures to Benin and a historic sabre to Senegal.‎

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

The deal followed French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision in 2021 to sign over 26 pieces known as the Abomey Treasures, priceless artworks of the 19th century Dahomey kingdom in present-day Benin.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2024

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

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

He explained how in former centuries, before the arrival of the French, the Abomey kings had enormous palaces and very nice clothes.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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