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

Inflected Forms

noun

• Edo
  plural
• Edos
  plural

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

One of the report's authors Prof Edo Richard, a professor of neurology at Radboud University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, sees dementia patients in his clinic.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

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

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 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

Such was the rough discipline in Hidétada's camp of Edo.

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