Definition of BENIN. Meaning of BENIN. Synonyms of BENIN

- Benin (/bɛˈniːn/ ben-EEN, /bɪˈniːn/ bin-EEN; French: Bénin [benɛ̃] ), officially the Republic of Benin (French: République du Bénin), is a country in...
- The Kingdom of Benin, also known as Great Benin or Benin Kingdom is a kingdom within what is now considered southern Nigeria. It has no historical relation...
- Benin City serves as the capital and largest metropolitan centre of Edo State, situated in southern Nigeria. It ranks as the fourth-most populous city...
- The Benin Moat (Edo: Iyanuwo), also known as the Benin Iya, or Walls of Benin, are a series of m****ive earthworks encircling Benin City in Nigeria's Edo...
- Benin is a modern country in Africa. Benin may also refer to: Kingdom of Benin, a historical state in Western Africa Republic of Benin (1967), a short-lived...
- The Benin Bronzes are a group of several thousand metal plaques and sculptures that decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin, in what is now...
- The Oba of Benin is the traditional ruler and the custodian of the culture of the Edo people and all Edoid people. The then Kingdom of Benin (not to be...
- Benin is divided into 12 departments (French: départements), and subdivided into 77 communes (see Communes of Benin). In 1999, the previous six departments...
- Benin, or Bay of Benin, is a bight in the Gulf of Guinea area on the western African coast that derives its name from the historical Kingdom of Benin...
- The Benin Expedition of 1897 was a punitive expedition by a British force of 1,200 men under Sir Harry Rawson. It came in response to the ambush and slaughter...