Beninadj.n.

/bəˈniːn/

Forms: Also Beˈni, Bini /bɪˈniː/.

Etymology: < the name of the Bight of Benin, < the name of the Benin Empire (1440–1897) (situated in what is now southern Nigeria).The kingdom of Benin was, from the 17th to the late 19th cent., under the rule of Dahomey, and from 1892–1960 was a colony of France, known as French Dahomey. In 1975, during the rule of a dictatorship (1972–90), the country became the People's Republic of Benin. In 1991 it became the Republic of Benin.

A. adj.

Formerly: of or relating to the Benin Empire in West Africa; (more recently) of or relating to Benin, a country situated between Togo and Nigeria.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of West Africa > [adjective]

Akani1686

Ashantian1705

Igbo1732

Mandingo1744

Nago1775

Temne1791

Wolof1828

Nupe1829

Kru1835

Gola1843

Mpongwe1844

Efik1849

Yoruban1853

Mossi1854

Fulbe1857

Ewe1861

Fan1861

Ibibio1862

Akan1863

Fon1864

Soninke1870

Mende1872

Ijo1883

Mande1883

Yoruba1883

Mitshi1892

Benin1893

Munchi1908

Yakö1926

Tallensi1936

Tiv1939

Limba1954

Kissi1957

Loma1957

1893 Geogr. Jrnl. 1 127 The Benin people, the regular inhabitants of the vast Benin kingdom..are somewhat superior to the neighbouring coast tribes.

1925 A. Huxley Along the Road iii. 191 A statuette that was sixth-century Greek, subtly mingled with Benin.

1963 Times 12 Feb. 12/4 The same purchaser gave £750 for a cast bronze head of a Benin chieftain, about a.d. 1800.

B. n.

A native or inhabitant of Benin.

ΘΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of West Africa > [noun]

Fulbe1623

Mandingo1623

Akani1662

Gola1670

Ashanti1705

Beninese1705

Wolof1745

Igbo1757

Susu1786

Temne1791

Mossi1819

Ibibio1822

Koranko1825

Vaia1832

Sherbro1836

Yoruba1843

Akan1849

Songhai1851

Yoruban1853

Mitshi1854

Ijo1856

Igbirra1863

Soninke1869

Efik1876

Kanuri1876

Fante1879

Malinke1883

Mande1883

Kissi1884

Nupe1885

Mende1887

Ho1890

Benin1897

Limba1902

Munchi1905

Kono1909

Senufo1911

Tallensi1920

Yakö1926

Mandinka1957

Tiv1960

Togolese1962

Loma1964

1897 R. H. S. Bacon Benin City of Blood i. 14 One of the Jijus of the Beni is never to cross water.

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 115/1 Niger-Benue Groups—Benin; Ibo; [etc.].

1903 H. L. Roth Great Benin i. 3 The Jekri had a most profound fear of the Binis' knowledge and use of poisons.

Derivatives

Beniˈnese n. plural.

ΘΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of West Africa > [noun]

Fulbe1623

Mandingo1623

Akani1662

Gola1670

Ashanti1705

Beninese1705

Wolof1745

Igbo1757

Susu1786

Temne1791

Mossi1819

Ibibio1822

Koranko1825

Vaia1832

Sherbro1836

Yoruba1843

Akan1849

Songhai1851

Yoruban1853

Mitshi1854

Ijo1856

Igbirra1863

Soninke1869

Efik1876

Kanuri1876

Fante1879

Malinke1883

Mande1883

Kissi1884

Nupe1885

Mende1887

Ho1890

Benin1897

Limba1902

Munchi1905

Kono1909

Senufo1911

Tallensi1920

Yakö1926

Mandinka1957

Tiv1960

Togolese1962

Loma1964

1705 tr. W. Bosman New Descr. Coast of Guinea Index, sig. Ii8 Of the Beninese.

1823 tr. C. Malte-Brun Universal Geogr. IV. lxviii. 274 That custom [of shedding victims' blood on the king's tomb] prevails among the Aminas, the Dahomeys, the Beninese, the Ibbos, and perhaps many other nations.

1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 573/1 The Beninese weave their cotton into a fine kind of muslin.

1996 tr. Constitution of Benin ii. Art. 36 in C. Heyns Human Rights Law Afr. I. iii. 32 Each Beninese has the duty to respect and to consider his own kin without any discrimination.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	benin
释义	Beninadj.n. /bəˈniːn/ Forms: Also Beˈni, Bini /bɪˈniː/. Etymology: < the name of the Bight of Benin, < the name of the Benin Empire (1440–1897) (situated in what is now southern Nigeria).The kingdom of Benin was, from the 17th to the late 19th cent., under the rule of Dahomey, and from 1892–1960 was a colony of France, known as French Dahomey. In 1975, during the rule of a dictatorship (1972–90), the country became the People's Republic of Benin. In 1991 it became the Republic of Benin. A. adj. Formerly: of or relating to the Benin Empire in West Africa; (more recently) of or relating to Benin, a country situated between Togo and Nigeria. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of West Africa > [adjective] Akani1686 Ashantian1705 Igbo1732 Mandingo1744 Nago1775 Temne1791 Wolof1828 Nupe1829 Kru1835 Gola1843 Mpongwe1844 Efik1849 Yoruban1853 Mossi1854 Fulbe1857 Ewe1861 Fan1861 Ibibio1862 Akan1863 Fon1864 Soninke1870 Mende1872 Ijo1883 Mande1883 Yoruba1883 Mitshi1892 Benin1893 Munchi1908 Yakö1926 Tallensi1936 Tiv1939 Limba1954 Kissi1957 Loma1957 1893 Geogr. Jrnl. 1 127 The Benin people, the regular inhabitants of the vast Benin kingdom..are somewhat superior to the neighbouring coast tribes. 1925 A. Huxley Along the Road iii. 191 A statuette that was sixth-century Greek, subtly mingled with Benin. 1963 Times 12 Feb. 12/4 The same purchaser gave £750 for a cast bronze head of a Benin chieftain, about a.d. 1800. B. n. A native or inhabitant of Benin. ΘΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of West Africa > [noun] Fulbe1623 Mandingo1623 Akani1662 Gola1670 Ashanti1705 Beninese1705 Wolof1745 Igbo1757 Susu1786 Temne1791 Mossi1819 Ibibio1822 Koranko1825 Vaia1832 Sherbro1836 Yoruba1843 Akan1849 Songhai1851 Yoruban1853 Mitshi1854 Ijo1856 Igbirra1863 Soninke1869 Efik1876 Kanuri1876 Fante1879 Malinke1883 Mande1883 Kissi1884 Nupe1885 Mende1887 Ho1890 Benin1897 Limba1902 Munchi1905 Kono1909 Senufo1911 Tallensi1920 Yakö1926 Mandinka1957 Tiv1960 Togolese1962 Loma1964 1897 R. H. S. Bacon Benin City of Blood i. 14 One of the Jijus of the Beni is never to cross water. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 115/1 Niger-Benue Groups—Benin; Ibo; [etc.]. 1903 H. L. Roth Great Benin i. 3 The Jekri had a most profound fear of the Binis' knowledge and use of poisons. Derivatives Beniˈnese n. plural. ΘΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of West Africa > [noun] Fulbe1623 Mandingo1623 Akani1662 Gola1670 Ashanti1705 Beninese1705 Wolof1745 Igbo1757 Susu1786 Temne1791 Mossi1819 Ibibio1822 Koranko1825 Vaia1832 Sherbro1836 Yoruba1843 Akan1849 Songhai1851 Yoruban1853 Mitshi1854 Ijo1856 Igbirra1863 Soninke1869 Efik1876 Kanuri1876 Fante1879 Malinke1883 Mande1883 Kissi1884 Nupe1885 Mende1887 Ho1890 Benin1897 Limba1902 Munchi1905 Kono1909 Senufo1911 Tallensi1920 Yakö1926 Mandinka1957 Tiv1960 Togolese1962 Loma1964 1705 tr. W. Bosman New Descr. Coast of Guinea Index, sig. Ii8 Of the Beninese. 1823 tr. C. Malte-Brun Universal Geogr. IV. lxviii. 274 That custom [of shedding victims' blood on the king's tomb] prevails among the Aminas, the Dahomeys, the Beninese, the Ibbos, and perhaps many other nations. 1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 573/1 The Beninese weave their cotton into a fine kind of muslin. 1996 tr. Constitution of Benin ii. Art. 36 in C. Heyns Human Rights Law Afr. I. iii. 32 Each Beninese has the duty to respect and to consider his own kin without any discrimination. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.1705
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