ベナン

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French Bénin.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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ベナン • (Benan) 

  1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)
    Synonyms: (fuller official name) ベナン共和国 (Benan Kyōwakoku), ベニン (Benin)

Usage notes

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This term ベナン (Benan) appears to be gradually replacing older English-derived ベニン (Benin).[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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