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Porto Novo
[ pawr-toh noh-voh, pohr- ]
noun
- a seaport in and the capital of Benin.
Porto Novo
/ ˈpɔːtəʊ ˈnəʊvəʊ /
noun
- 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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I saw little of the events after the battle of Porto Novo, as my father was taken ill soon after, and died at Madras.
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Now and then a white-bearded old sepoy may still be found, who loves to talk of Porto Novo and Pollilore.
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Situated on the beach between the sea and the lagoon of Porto Novo, the soil consists of heavy sand.
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Porto Novo at the beginning of the 19th century became tributary to Dahomey.
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Kotonu was originally a small village which served as the seaport of Porto Novo and was burnt to the ground in 1890.
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