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

See Examples For:

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

Composer Edo Van Breemen’s shivering score and cinematographer Jeremy Cox’s icy compositions give even the most humdrum of moments — like Malcolm offering Liz the cake — a whiff of the sinister.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025

Toranaga gathers his vassals in Edo to certify his big decision.

From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2024

The ceremonial visits of the New Year, the congratulations and presents, were to be made to the suzerain by his attendant hatamoto and the daimyō then in Edo town.

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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