Definitions for dahomeydəˈhoʊ mi
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Da•ho•meydəˈhoʊ mi(n.)
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: former name of Benin (def. 1). 1
Da•ho′me•an(adj.; n.)
Da•ho′man(adj.; n.)
Princeton's WordNet
Benin, Republic of Benin, Dahomey(noun)
a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control
Wiktionary
Dahomey(ProperNoun)
A former country in Africa, the former name of Benin
Origin: dã homè ("belly of Dã" or "snake's belly")
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Dahomey
a negro kingdom of undefined limits, and under French protectorate, in W. Africa, N. of the Slave Coast; the religious rites of the natives are sanguinary, they offer human victims in sacrifice; is an agricultural country, yields palm-oil and gold dust, and once a great centre of the slave-trade.
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