Edo

¹ American  

[ed-oh] / ˈɛd oʊ /

noun

plural

Edos,

plural

Edo

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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Example Sentences

"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

Merliana's husband Edo Sitompul said he was worried about the future.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

The museum in Edo state was in part conceived as a home for the Benin Bronzes - artefacts looted from there by British soldiers in the 19th Century.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

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

These were a new kind of Edo float, which were grooved on at the bottom to make for less resistance of the water.

From Famous Flyers And Their Famous Flights by Grayson, J. J.