Edo

¹ American  

[ed-oh] / ˈɛd oʊ /

noun

• Edos,
  plural
• Edo
  plural

1. a member of an Indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.

2. the Kwa language of the Edo people.

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Edo ² American  

[ed-oh, e-daw] / ˈɛd oʊ, ˈɛˈdɔ /

Japanese Yedo,

noun

1. a former name of Tokyo.

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Edo British  

/ ˈɛdəʊ /

noun

1. a member of a Negroid people of SW Nigeria around Benin, noted for their 16th-century bronze sculptures

2. Also called: Bini. the language of this people, belonging to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family

3. a state of Nigeria, in the S. Capital: Benin City. Pop: 3 218 332(2006). Area: 17 802 sq km (6873 sq miles)

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Edo
  plural
• Edos
  plural

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Example Sentences

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Edo

"I see Alzheimer's patients in my clinic every week and I wish I had an effective treatment to offer them," says senior author Edo Richard, Professor of Neurology at Radboud University Medical Centre.

From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026

Edo state, home to Okomu forest, is the country's top palm oil producer.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

Set in the year 1600, the story documents the end of the Sengoku period, a century of endless civil war before the prosperous Edo period, which has been more commonly represented in popular culture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2024

Sick in his body, having contracted an illness on the long road back to Edo for Nagakado’s burial.

From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2024

At Iyeyasu's advent to Edo the shore line ran close to the inner moat of the castle.

From Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 by James S. (James Seguin) De Benneville

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