Usually means: Former African kingdom, now Benin.
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  1. Dahomey: Merriam-Webster
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  3. Dahomey: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  8. Dahomey: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  11. Dahomey: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  13. dahomey: FreeDictionary.org
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▸ noun:  (historical) A former country in Africa, located in present-day Benin.

Similar:
Benin, Saint Domingue, Saint-Domingue, St Domingue, Abomey, Dania, bundu, Ardra, French West Africa, French Sudan, more...

Types:
Benin, more...

Phrases:
dahomey kingdom, King of Dahomey, Republic of Dahomey, French Dahomey, History of the Kingdom of Dahomey, more...

Adjectives:
southern, northern, century, modern, former, ancient, lower, colonial, central, sanguinary, togo

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Similar:
Benin, Saint Domingue, Saint-Domingue, St Domingue, Abomey, Dania, bundu, Ardra, French West Africa, French Sudan, more...

Types:
Benin, more...

Phrases:
dahomey kingdom, King of Dahomey, Republic of Dahomey, French Dahomey, History of the Kingdom of Dahomey, Annual Customs of Dahomey, more...

Adjectives:
southern, northern, century, modern, former, ancient, lower, colonial, central, sanguinary, togo



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