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Dahomey

[ duh-hoh-mee; French da-aw-mey ]
/ dəˈhoʊ mi; French da ɔˈmeɪ /
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noun

former name of Benin (def. 1).

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OTHER WORDS FROM Dahomey

Da·ho·me·an, Da·ho·man [duh-hoh-muhn], /dəˈhoʊ mən/, adjective, noun

Words nearby Dahomey

dahabeah, Dahl, Dahlgren, dahlia, Dahna, Dahomey, dahoon, daibutsu, daiker, daikon, Dáil Éireann
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British Dictionary definitions for Dahomey

Dahomey
/ (dəˈhəʊmɪ) /

noun

the former name (until 1975) of Benin
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