ベナン
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Japanese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)
Usage notes
This term ベナン (Benan) appears to be gradually replacing older English-derived ベニン (Benin).[1][2]
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN