Dahomey
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Dahomey
- /dəˈhəʊmi/ UK
- /dəˈhoʊmi/ US
Where it comes from
From Fon dã homè (“belly of Dã; snake's belly”).
proper noun
- A former kingdom in West Africa, existing from c. 1600–1904 and located in the southern part of present-day Benin. The way other children hear tell of Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks, I heard of this ‘Black Sparta’, the noble kingdom of Dahomey, fighting to hold off the French to the very end.
- Former name of Benin: a country in West Africa; used from 1958–1975. Official name: Republic of Dahomey.
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Talk about this word "Dahomey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dahomey. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Dahomey. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dahomey "Dahomey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dahomey.Cite this
@misc{dahomey_2026,
title = {Dahomey},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dahomey},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
