Abomey

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English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌæb.əˈmeɪ/, /əˈboʊ.mi/^[1]

Proper noun

Abomey

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

Translations

major city in southern Benin

Portuguese: Abomey f, Abomé f, Abomei f

References

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

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.bɔ.mɛ/

Proper noun

Abomey ?

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

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Abomé, Abomei

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Abomey.

Proper noun

Abomey f

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

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