Dahomeyan

English

Etymology

Dahomey +‎ -an

Adjective

Dahomeyan (comparative more Dahomeyan, superlative most Dahomeyan)

Of or pertaining to the state of Dahomey (later, Benin).
- 2016, Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad, Fleet (2017), page 3:
  Dahomeyan raiders kidnapped the men first, then returned to her village the next moon for the women and children.

Translations

of or pertaining to Dahomey

Portuguese: daomeano

Noun

Dahomeyan (plural Dahomeyans)

A native or inhabitant of Dahomey.

Translations

a native or inhabitant of Dahomey

Portuguese: daomeano m

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