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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Beninese (plural Beninese)
- A person from Benin or of Beninese descent.
- 2016, Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad, Fleet (2017), pages 147-148:
- “They wanted to know what part of Africa my parents hailed from,” Caesar said. “How was I to know? He said I had the nose of a Beninese.”
- Hypernyms: African, sub-Saharan
Translations[edit]
person
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Adjective[edit]
Beninese (comparative more Beninese, superlative most Beninese)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Benin, the Beninese people.
Translations[edit]
of, from, or pertaining to Benin
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