Dahomey

[ duh-hoh-mee; French da-aw-mey ]

/ dəˈhoʊ mi; French da ɔˈmeɪ /

noun

former name of Benin(def 1).

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Da·ho·me·an, Da·ho·man

[duh-hoh-muh n] /dəˈhoʊ mən/, adjective, noun

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Kotonu lies south and east of the Denham Lagoon (see Dahomey).
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Here was a Dahomey village, with strange little huts, representative of the African home life.
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He took the title of King of Dahomey, which has remained until the present time.
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The King of Dahomey, he said, sported with the lives of his people in the most wanton manner.
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Our losses in this engagement, including those of the French troops from Dahomey, were very high.
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British Dictionary definitions for dahomey

Dahomey

/ (dəˈhəʊmɪ) /

noun

the former name (until 1975) of Benin

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