BENIN
Dictionary entry overview: What does Benin mean?
• BENIN (noun)
The noun BENIN has 1 sense:
1. a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control
Familiarity information: BENIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BENIN (noun)
Meaning:
A country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Benin; Dahomey; Republic of Benin
Instance hypernyms:
African country; African nation (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 south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)
