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CAPITAL OF BENIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does capital of Benin mean?
• CAPITAL OF BENIN (noun)
The noun CAPITAL OF BENIN has 1 sense:
1. the capital of Benin in southwestern part of country on a coastal lagoon
Familiarity information: CAPITAL OF BENIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The capital of Benin in southwestern part of country on a coastal lagoon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
capital of Benin; Porto Novo
Instance hypernyms:
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Holonyms ("capital of Benin" is a part of...):
Benin; Dahomey; Republic of Benin (a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control)
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