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Benin City

American  

noun

  1. a city in S Nigeria.


Benin City British  

noun

  1. a city in S Nigeria, capital of Edo state: former capital of the kingdom of Benin. Pop: 1 022 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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When the Oba played host to the Dutch ambassador in his palace in Benin City last month, he spoke confidently.

From BBC • May 9, 2023

In the appendix, the Vatican is listed as one of the museums, galleries or collections that “may” have objects looted from Benin City, in today’s Nigeria, in 1897.

From Washington Times • Apr. 30, 2023

In the appendix, the Vatican is listed as one of the museums, galleries or collections that “may” have objects looted from Benin City in 1897.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2023

In one room, I joined tourists who watched videos depicting scholars, artists, German and Nigerian curators, and representatives of the royal family in Benin City discussing the significance of restitution.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2023

News has just come that the soldiers sent by England have captured Benin City, and that its king, Drunami, is fleeing before his angry foes.

From The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 19, March 18, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Various

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