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BENINESE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Benin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Beninese" is a kind of...):

African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)

Holonyms ("Beninese" is a member of...):

Benin; Dahomey; Republic of Benin (a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control)

Derivation:

Beninese (of or relating to or characteristic of Benin or its people)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Benin or its people

Example:

Benin bronzes

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Benin (a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control)

Derivation:

Beninese (a native or inhabitant of Benin)

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