Beninnoun
uk/benˈiːn/us/benˈiːn/a country in West Africa
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- He secured a commission from the Kingto go slave-raiding in Benin, on the coast of Africa.
- It seems probable that Benin developed the imperial idea and once extended its rule into the Congo valley.
- The Portuguese derived from them immense quantities of these cowries, with which they traded to Guinea, Congo, and Benin.
- There is in Benin a considerable order in government.