"Dahomey" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /dəˈhəʊmi/
Etymology: From Fon dã homè (“belly of Dã; snake's belly”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fon|dã homè||belly of Dã; snake's belly}} Fon dã homè (“belly of Dã; snake's belly”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dahomey
  1. (historical) A former country in Africa, located in present-day Benin. Wikidata QID: Q468814 Wikipedia link: Dahomey Tags: historical Categories (place): Historical polities Derived forms: Dahomeyan Translations (former country in Africa): Dahomey [neuter] (Dutch), Dahomey [masculine] (French), Dahomey [neuter] (German), Δαχομέη (Dachoméi) [feminine] (Greek), 다호메이 (Dahomei) (Korean), Dahomėja [feminine] (Lithuanian), Daomé [masculine] (Portuguese), Дагоме́я (Dagoméja) [feminine] (Russian), Dahomey (Spanish), Ìdàhọ̀mì (Yoruba), Dàhọ̀mì (Yoruba)
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