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COTONOU
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cotonou mean?
• COTONOU (noun)
The noun COTONOU has 1 sense:
1. chief port of Benin on the Bight of Benin
Familiarity information: COTONOU used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chief port of Benin on the Bight of Benin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Cotonou" is a part of...):
Benin; Dahomey; Republic of Benin (a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control)
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