Benin

Etymology

From Portuguese Benim, from Itsekiri Ubinu, from Yoruba ile ibinu (“house of vexation”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Be‧nin
• (UK) IPA^(key): /bɛˈnɪn/, /bɛˈniːn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /bəˈnin/, /bəˈnɪn/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɪn, -iːn

Proper noun

Benin

2. A country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey.
   1. People's Republic of Benin, from 1975 to 1990
   2. Republic of Benin, since 1990
4. A historical kingdom in West Africa, in present-day Nigeria.

See also

• Countries of the world
• (countries of Africa) countries of Africa; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: en:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

References

Further reading

• Benin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• benni

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey; official name: Republiek van Benin; capital: Porto Novo)

Proper noun

Benin ?

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Proper noun

Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Proper noun

Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛnɪn]

Proper noun

Benin m inan (relational adjective beninský, demonym Beninec or Beniňan, female demonym Beninka or Beniňanka)

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Further reading

• “Benin”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Proper noun

Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beːˈnin/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Be‧nin
• Rhymes: -in

Proper noun

Benin n

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Proper noun

Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Etymology

From Portuguese Benim, transcription of local corruption of Itsekiri ubinu, from Yoruba ile ibinu (“house of vexation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈniːn/

Proper noun

Benin n

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Etymology

From Portuguese Benim.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbenin/, [ˈbe̞nin]
• Rhymes: -enin
• Hyphenation^(key): Be‧nin

Proper noun

Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈniːn/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Benin n (proper noun, genitive Benins or (optionally with an article) Benin)

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

See also

• (countries of Africa) Staaten Afrikas; Ägypten, Algerien, Angola, Äquatorialguinea, Äthiopien, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Dschibuti, Elfenbeinküste, Eritrea, Eswatini, Gabun, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kamerun, Kap Verde, Kenia, Komoren, Demokratische Republik Kongo, Republik Kongo, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyen, Madagaskar, Malawi, Mali, Marokko, Mauretanien, Mauritius, Mosambik, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Ruanda, Sambia, São Tomé und Príncipe, Senegal, Seychellen, Sierra Leone, Simbabwe, Somalia, Südafrika, Sudan, Südsudan, Tansania, Togo, Tschad, Tunesien, Uganda, Zentralafrikanische Republik ^{(Category: de:Countries in Africa)}

Further reading

• “Benin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛnin]
• Hyphenation: Be‧nin
• Rhymes: -in

Proper noun

Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

   Synonym: (official name) Benini Köztársaság

Proper noun

Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Proper noun

Benin m

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Romanization

Benin

1. Rōmaji transcription of ベニン

Proper noun

Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Proper noun

Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ɲin/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛɲin
• Syllabification: Be‧nin

Proper noun

Benin m inan (related adjective beniński)

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

See also

• (countries of Africa) państwa Afryki; Algieria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Czad, Demokratyczna Republika Konga, Dżibuti, Egipt, Erytrea, Eswatini, Etiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gwinea, Gwinea Bissau, Gwinea Równikowa, Kamerun, Kenia, Komory, Kongo, Lesotho, Liberia, Libia, Madagaskar, Malawi, Mali, Maroko, Mauretania, Mauritius, Mozambik, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Południowa Afryka, Republika Środkowoafrykańska, Republika Zielonego Przylądka, Rwanda, Sahara Zachodnia, Senegal, Seszele, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Sudan Południowy, Tanzania, Togo, Tunezja, Uganda, Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej, Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: pl:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

Further reading

• Benin in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bênin/
• Hyphenation: Be‧nin

Proper noun

Bȅnin m (Cyrillic spelling Бе̏нин)

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbeɲin]

Proper noun

Benin m inan (genitive singular Beninu, declension pattern of dub)

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

References

• “Benin”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Proper noun

Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

See also

• (countries of Africa) nchi za Afrika; Algeria or Aljeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Kamerun or Cameroon or Kameruni, Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati, Chad or Chadi, Komori or Visiwa vya Ngazija, Cote d'Ivoire or Kodivaa, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo or Kongo-Kinshasa, Jibuti or Djibouti, Misri or Umisri, Guinea ya Ikweta or Ginekweta, Eritrea, Ethiopia or Uhabeshi or Habeshi, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea or Gine or Gini, Guinea Bisau or Guinea-Bisau or Ginebisau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagaska or Bukini, Malawi or Unyasa, Mali, Mauritania, Morisi, Mayotte, Moroko or Maroko, Msumbiji or Mozambik, Namibia, Niger or Nijeri, Nigeria or Nijeria or Naijeria, Jamhuri ya Kongo or Kongo-Brazzaville, Réunion, Rwanda or Ruanda, Mtakatifu Helena, Sao Tome na Principe, Senegal or Senegali, Shelisheli, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Afrika Kusini, Sudan Kusini, Sudan, Uswazi or Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Sahara ya Magharibi, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: sw:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

Etymology

From Portuguese Benim, from Itsekiri Ubinu, from Yoruba ile ibinu (“house of vexation”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Benin n (genitive Benins)

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

References

• Benin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Svensk MeSH

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Benín (“Benin”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /beˈnin/ [bɛˈn̪in̪]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: Be‧nin

Proper noun

Benín (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔)

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

See also

• (countries of Africa) Afrika ülkesi; Angola, Batı Sahra, Benin, Botsvana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cezayir, Cibuti, Çad, Ekvator Ginesi, Eritre, Esvatini, Etiyopiya, Fas, Fildişi Sahili, Gabon, Gambiya, Gana, Gine, Gine-Bissau, Güney Afrika, Güney Sudan, Kamerun, Kenya, Komorlar, Kongo Cumhuriyeti, Kongo Demokratik Cumhuriyeti, Lesotho, Liberya, Libya, Madagaskar, Malavi, Mali, Mauritius, Mısır, Moritanya, Mozambik, Namibya, Nijer, Nijeria, Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti, Ruanda, São Tomé ve Príncipe, Senegal, Seyşeller, Sierra Leone, Somali, Sudan, Tanzanya, Togo, Tunus, Uganda, Yeşil Burun, Zambiya, Zimbabve ^{(Category: tr:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

Etymology

From English Benin, from Portuguese Benim, from Itsekiri Ubinu, from Yoruba ile ibinu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛˈnɪn/

Proper noun

Benin f

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Mutation

See also

• (countries of Africa) gwledydd Affrica; yr Aifft, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Bwrcina Ffaso, Bwrwndi, Cabo Verde, Camerŵn, Cenia, y Comoros, De Affrica, De Swdan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gini, Gini Bisaw, Gini Gyhydeddol, Gorllewin Sahara, Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica, Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo, Gweriniaeth y Congo, Jibwti, Lesotho, Liberia, Libia, Madagasgar, Malawi, Mali, Mawrisiws, Mawritania, Moroco, Mosambic, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sambia, São Tomé a Príncipe, Senegal, y Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Simbabwe, Somalia, Swdan, Tansania, Tiwnisia, Togo, y Traeth Ifori, Tsiad, Wganda ^{(Category: cy:Countries in Africa) [edit]}