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单词 Benin
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Definition of Benin in English:

Benin

proper nounbɛˈniːn
  • A country of West Africa, immediately west of Nigeria; population 10,900,000 (estimated 2015); languages, French (official), West African languages; capital, Porto Novo. The country was conquered by the French in 1893 and became part of French West Africa. In 1960 it became fully independent.

    Former name (until 1975) Dahomey

Origin

Name adopted in 1975, formerly used of an African kingdom powerful in the 14th–17th centuries.

Rhymes

Aberdeen, Amin, aquamarine, baleen, bean, been, beguine, between, canteen, careen, Claudine, clean, contravene, convene, cuisine, dean, Dene, e'en, eighteen, fascine, fedayeen, fifteen, figurine, foreseen, fourteen, Francine, gean, gene, glean, gombeen, green, Greene, Halloween, intervene, Janine, Jean, Jeannine, Jolene, Kean, keen, Keene, Ladin, langoustine, latrine, lean, limousine, machine, Maclean, magazine, Malines, margarine, marine, Mascarene, Massine, Maxine, mean, Medellín, mesne, mien, Moline, moreen, mujahedin, Nadine, nankeen, Nazarene, Nene, nineteen, nougatine, obscene, palanquin, peen, poteen, preen, quean, Rabin, Racine, ramin, ravine, routine, Sabine, saltine, sardine, sarin, sateen, scene, screen, seen, serene, seventeen, shagreen, shebeen, sheen, sixteen, spleen, spring-clean, squireen, Steen, submarine, supervene, tambourine, tangerine, teen, terrine, thirteen, transmarine, treen, tureen, Tyrrhene, ultramarine, umpteen, velveteen, wean, ween, Wheen, yean
 
 

Definition of Benin in US English:

Benin

proper noun
  • A country in West Africa, just west of Nigeria; population 10,900,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Porto Novo; languages, French (official), West African languages.

    The country was conquered by the French in 1893 and became part of French West Africa. In 1960, it achieved independence

    Former name (until 1975) Dahomey

Origin

Name adopted in 1975, formerly used of an African kingdom powerful in the 14th–17th centuries.

 
 
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