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BENIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control
Synonyms:
Benin; Dahomey; Republic of Benin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
African country; African nation (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Benin"):
capital of Benin; Porto Novo (the capital of Benin in southwestern part of country on a coastal lagoon)
Cotonou (chief port of Benin on the Bight of Benin)
Niger; Niger River (an African river; flows into the South Atlantic)
Meronyms (members of "Benin"):
Beninese (a native or inhabitant of Benin)
Ewe (a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana)
Holonyms ("Benin" is a part of...):
Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)
