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Beni

American  
[be-nee] / ˈbɛ ni /

noun

  1. a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.


Beni British  
/ ˈbeni /

noun

  1. a river in N Bolivia, rising in the E Cordillera of the Andes and flowing north to the Marmoré River. Length: over 1600 km (1000 miles)

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Hibs goalkeeper Raphael Sallinger needed to make impressive stops to deny Shankland and Beni Baningime as the home side clung on during six minutes of stoppage time.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

In September 2021, a team of specialists traveled to one of the least-documented areas of the Bolivian Amazon: the Great Tectonic Lakes of Exaltación in the department of Beni.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

Ruben Torres, Director of the Beni Region Health Department, said that there had been "a lot of speculation about the case" and "many theories" after the plane went missing.

From BBC • May 3, 2025

The five men, including Beni Oren, a 24-year-old who runs a glamping business, were the first to spot the Palisades fire in its earliest stages, around 10:15 a.m., sources told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2025

"Debated since Columbus attempted a partial census at Hispaniola in 1496,” Denevan, the Beni geographer, has written, "it remains one of the great inquiries of history.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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