Porto Novo

American  

[pawr-toh noh-voh, pohr-] / ˈpɔr toʊ ˈnoʊ voʊ, ˈpoʊr- /

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Benin.

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Porto Novo British  

/ ˈpɔːtəʊ ˈnəʊvəʊ /

noun

1. the capital of Benin, in the southwest on a coastal lagoon: formerly a centre of Portuguese settlement and the slave trade. Pop: 253 000 (2005 est)

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Porto Novo

Now and then a white-bearded old sepoy may still be found, who loves to talk of Porto Novo and Pollilore.

From Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay

One, 28 m. long, runs from Porto Novo through the market-town of Adjara to Sakete, close to the British frontier in the direction of Lagos.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various

Arcot lies on the Bay of Bengal, and has two seaports, Cuddalor and Porto Novo.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

Porto Novo and Pollilore, where Coote defeated Hyder Ali in July and August 1781, and so finished a long campaign in the Carnatic.

From Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay

At Porto Novo, in French West Africa, twins have tutelary spirits in the shape of small monkeys.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

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