单词 | Benin |
释义 | Beningeographical name Be·nin bə-ˈnēn -ˈnin; ˈbe-nin 1 river about 100 miles (161 kilometers) long in southern Nigeria west of the Niger River flowing into the Bight of Benin 2 former kingdom of western Africa on the lower Niger River; incorporated into Nigeria after 1897 3 or formerly Dahomey də-ˈhō-mē country of western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; a republic, formerly a territory of French West Africa; official capital Porto-Novo, seat of government Cotonou area 43,484 square miles (112,622 square kilometers), population 11,341,000 4 or Benin City city in the western delta of the Niger River, southwestern Nigeria population 202,800 Beninese bə-ˌni-ˈnēz adjective or noun -ˌnē- -ˈnēs; ˌbe-ni-ˈnēz -ˈnēs |
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