Benin

贝宁湾(几内亚湾一部分,靠西非的尼日利亚、贝宁和多哥等国)

发音

UK /bɪˈniːn/
UK /bɛˈniːn/
US /bəˈnin/
US /bəˈnɪn/

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey.

    People's Republic of Benin, from 1975 to 1990

    贝宁

  2. 2.

    A country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey.

    Republic of Benin, since 1990

  3. 3.

    A historical kingdom in West Africa, in present-day Nigeria.

相关短语

Benin City 贝宁城（位于尼日利亚西南部城市） People's Republic of Benin Republic of Benin [网络] 贝宁共和国；贝南共和国 Bight of Benin [网络] 贝宁湾；从贝宁湾 Bay of Benin

词源

From Portuguese Benim, from Itsekiri Ubinu, from Yoruba ile ibinu (“house of vexation”).

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