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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Be•nin (be nēn′),USA pronunciation n. - Place NamesFormerly, Dahomey. a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa;
gained independence in 1960. 3,197,000;
44,290 sq. mi. (114,711 sq. km). Cap.: Porto Novo. - Place Names Bight of, a bay in N Gulf of Guinea in W Africa.
- Place Namesa former native kingdom in W Africa: now incorporated into Nigeria.
- Place Namesa river in S Nigeria, flowing into the Bight of Benin.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Benin /bɛˈniːn/ n - a republic in W Africa, on the Bight of Benin, a section of the Gulf of Guinea: in the early 19th century a powerful kingdom, famed for its women warriors; became a French colony in 1893, gaining independence in 1960. It consists chiefly of coastal lagoons and swamps in the south, a fertile plain and marshes in the centre, and the Atakora Mountains in the northwest. Official language: French. Religion: animist majority. Currency: franc. Capital: Porto Novo (the government is based in Cotonou). Pop: 6 918 000 (2004 est). Area: 112 622 sq km (43 474 sq miles)
Former name (until 1975): Dahomey - a former kingdom of W Africa, powerful from the 14th to the 17th centuries: now a province of S Nigeria: noted for its bronzes
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