Beni

[ be-nee ]

/ ˈbɛ ni /

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noun

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

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How to use Beni in a sentence

Schellah contains the tombs of the Sultans of the Beni Merini dynasty.
Mogreb-el-Acksa|R. B. Cunninghame Graham
In answer to this appeal a number of Beni Jerrar Arabs were sent to him, but these also were destroyed almost to a man.
Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892|F. R. Wingate
We find a similar arrangement in the walls of a fortress represented at Beni-Hassan (Fig. 31).
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)|Georges Perrot
At Beni-Hassan and elsewhere we find pillars with two or four flat vertical bands dividing their flutes into as many groups.
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)|Georges Perrot

At Beni-Hassan, and in several of the Theban tombs, there are representations of the painter at work.
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)|Georges Perrot

British Dictionary definitions for Beni

Beni

/ (Spanish ˈbeni) /

noun

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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