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Benin
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Benin
(proper noun)
Benin
/bə
ˈ
niːn/
proper noun
Benin
/bə
ˈ
niːn/
proper noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of BENIN
1
:
country in Africa
2
the Bight of Benin
:
part of the Gulf of Guinea
— Beninese
/bəˌnɪn
ˈ
iːz/
adjective or noun
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