Associations to the word «Benin»

Wiktionary

BENIN, proper noun. A country in Western Africa. Official name: Republic of Benin.
BENIN CITY, proper noun. A city and the capital of Edo State in southern Nigeria.

Dictionary definition

BENIN, noun. A country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley