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    REPUBLIC OF BENIN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French controlplay

    Synonyms:

    Benin; Dahomey; Republic of Benin

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Instance hypernyms:

    African country; African nation (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)

    Meronyms (parts of "Republic of Benin"):

    capital of Benin; Porto Novo (the capital of Benin in southwestern part of country on a coastal lagoon)

    Cotonou (chief port of Benin on the Bight of Benin)

    Niger; Niger River (an African river; flows into the South Atlantic)

    Meronyms (members of "Republic of Benin"):

    Beninese (a native or inhabitant of Benin)

    Ewe (a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana)

    Holonyms ("Republic of Benin" is a part of...):

    Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)

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