Benin

From Portuguese Benim, from Itsekiri Ubinu, from Yoruba ile ibinu (“house of vexation”).^[1]

• Hyphenation: Be‧nin
• (UK) IPA^(key): /bɛˈnɪn/, /bɛˈniːn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /bəˈnin/, /bəˈnɪn/

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• Rhymes: -ɪn, -iːn

Benin

2. A country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey.
   1. People's Republic of Benin, from 1975 to 1990
   2. Republic of Benin, since 1990
4. A historical kingdom in West Africa, in present-day Nigeria.

• Subsahara

• → Japanese: ベニン (Benin)

• Countries of the world
• (countries of Africa) countries of Africa; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: en:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

• Benin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• benni

Afrikaans Wikipedia has an article on:

Benin

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Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey; official name: Republiek van Benin; capital: Porto Novo)

• Beninees

Benin ?

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Crimean Tatar Wikipedia has an article on:

Benin

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Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

Benin

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• IPA^(key):

Benin m inan (relational adjective beninský, demonym Beninec or Beniňan, female demonym Beninka or Beniňanka)

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

• “Benin”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

• IPA^(key): /beːˈnin/

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• Hyphenation: Be‧nin
• Rhymes: -in

Benin n

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

• Benins

Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

From Portuguese Benim, transcription of local corruption of Itsekiri ubinu, from Yoruba ile ibinu (“house of vexation”).

• IPA^(key): /peˈniːn/

Benin n

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:

Benin

Wikipedia ^fi

From Portuguese Benim.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbenin/,
• Rhymes: -enin
• Hyphenation^(key): Be‧nin

Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

• IPA^(key): /beˈniːn/

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Benin n (proper noun, genitive Benins or (optionally with an article) Benin)

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

• Beniner
• beninisch
• Benin-Stadt

• (countries of Africa) Staaten Afrikas; Ägypten, Algerien, Angola, Äquatorialguinea, Äthiopien, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Dschibuti, Elfenbeinküste, Eritrea, Eswatini, Gabun, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kamerun, Kap Verde, Kenia, Komoren, Demokratische Republik Kongo, Republik Kongo, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyen, Madagaskar, Malawi, Mali, Marokko, Mauretanien, Mauritius, Mosambik, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Ruanda, Sambia, São Tomé und Príncipe, Senegal, Seychellen, Sierra Leone, Simbabwe, Somalia, Südafrika, Sudan, Südsudan, Tansania, Togo, Tschad, Tunesien, Uganda, Zentralafrikanische Republik ^{(Category: de:Countries in Africa)}

• “Benin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

 Benin on Hungarian Wikipedia

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: Be‧nin
• Rhymes: -in

Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

   Synonym: (official name) Benini Köztársaság

• benini

Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Benin

Wikipedia ^it

Benin m

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

• beninese

Benin

1. Rōmaji transcription of ベニン

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

Benin

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Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

• beniner
• beninsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Benin

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Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

• beninar
• beninsk

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Benin

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• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ɲin/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɲin
• Syllabification: Be‧nin

Benin m inan (related adjective beniński)

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

• (countries of Africa) państwa Afryki; Algieria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Czad, Demokratyczna Republika Konga, Dżibuti, Egipt, Erytrea, Eswatini, Etiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gwinea, Gwinea Bissau, Gwinea Równikowa, Kamerun, Kenia, Komory, Kongo, Lesotho, Liberia, Libia, Madagaskar, Malawi, Mali, Maroko, Mauretania, Mauritius, Mozambik, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Południowa Afryka, Republika Środkowoafrykańska, Republika Zielonego Przylądka, Rwanda, Sahara Zachodnia, Senegal, Seszele, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Sudan Południowy, Tanzania, Togo, Tunezja, Uganda, Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej, Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: pl:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

• Benin in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

• IPA^(key): /bênin/
• Hyphenation: Be‧nin

Bȅnin m (Cyrillic spelling Бе̏нин)

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:

Benin

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Benin m inan (genitive singular Beninu, declension pattern of dub)

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

• “Benin”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

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Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

• (countries of Africa) nchi za Afrika; Algeria or Aljeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Kamerun or Cameroon or Kameruni, Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati, Chad or Chadi, Komori or Visiwa vya Ngazija, Cote d'Ivoire or Kodivaa, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo or Kongo-Kinshasa, Jibuti or Djibouti, Misri or Umisri, Guinea ya Ikweta or Ginekweta, Eritrea, Ethiopia or Uhabeshi or Habeshi, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea or Gine or Gini, Guinea Bisau or Guinea-Bisau or Ginebisau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagaska or Bukini, Malawi or Unyasa, Mali, Mauritania, Morisi, Mayotte, Moroko or Maroko, Msumbiji or Mozambik, Namibia, Niger or Nijeri, Nigeria or Nijeria or Naijeria, Jamhuri ya Kongo or Kongo-Brazzaville, Réunion, Rwanda or Ruanda, Mtakatifu Helena, Sao Tome na Principe, Senegal or Senegali, Shelisheli, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Afrika Kusini, Sudan Kusini, Sudan, Uswazi or Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Sahara ya Magharibi, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: sw:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

Benin

Wikipedia ^sv

From Portuguese Benim, from Itsekiri Ubinu, from Yoruba ile ibinu (“house of vexation”).^[1]

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Benin n (genitive Benins)

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

• beninsk (“Beninese”, adjective)
• beninier c (“Beninese male”)
• beninska c (“Beninese female”)

• Benin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Svensk MeSH

Borrowed from Spanish Benín (“Benin”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /beˈnin/
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: Be‧nin

Benín (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔)

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

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Benin

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

• (countries of Africa) Afrika ülkesi; Angola, Batı Sahra, Benin, Botsvana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cezayir, Cibuti, Çad, Ekvator Ginesi, Eritre, Esvatini, Etiyopiya, Fas, Fildişi Sahili, Gabon, Gambiya, Gana, Gine, Gine-Bissau, Güney Afrika, Güney Sudan, Kamerun, Kenya, Komorlar, Kongo Cumhuriyeti, Kongo Demokratik Cumhuriyeti, Lesotho, Liberya, Libya, Madagaskar, Malavi, Mali, Mauritius, Mısır, Moritanya, Mozambik, Namibya, Nijer, Nijeria, Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti, Ruanda, São Tomé ve Príncipe, Senegal, Seyşeller, Sierra Leone, Somali, Sudan, Tanzanya, Togo, Tunus, Uganda, Yeşil Burun, Zambiya, Zimbabve ^{(Category: tr:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:

Benin

Wikipedia ^cy

From English Benin, from Portuguese Benim, from Itsekiri Ubinu, from Yoruba ile ibinu.

• IPA^(key): /bɛˈnɪn/

Benin f

1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

• Beninaidd (“Beninese”, adjective)
• Beniniad (“Beninese (man/woman)”)
• Gweriniaeth Benin (“Republic of Benin”)

• (countries of Africa) gwledydd Affrica; yr Aifft, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Bwrcina Ffaso, Bwrwndi, Cabo Verde, Camerŵn, Cenia, y Comoros, De Affrica, De Swdan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gini, Gini Bisaw, Gini Gyhydeddol, Gorllewin Sahara, Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica, Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo, Gweriniaeth y Congo, Jibwti, Lesotho, Liberia, Libia, Madagasgar, Malawi, Mali, Mawrisiws, Mawritania, Moroco, Mosambic, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sambia, São Tomé a Príncipe, Senegal, y Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Simbabwe, Somalia, Swdan, Tansania, Tiwnisia, Togo, y Traeth Ifori, Tsiad, Wganda ^{(Category: cy:Countries in Africa) [edit]}