Abomey

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English

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Abomey

  1. The capital city of the Zou department, in southern Benin.

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References

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  1. ^ Christine A. Lindberg, editor (2002), “Abomey”, in The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, →ISBN, page 3.

French

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Abomey ?

  1. Abomey (the capital city of the Zou department, in southern Benin)
  2. (dated) Dahomey (former name of Benin, a country in West Africa)

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French Abomey.

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Abomey f

  1. Abomey (the capital city of the Zou department, in southern Benin)