"Benin" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /bɛˈnɪn/ [UK], /bɛˈniːn/ [UK], /bəˈnin/ [US], /bəˈnɪn/ [US] Audio: En-us-Benin.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɪn, -iːn Etymology: From Portuguese Benim, from Itsekiri Ubinu, from Yoruba ile ibinu (“house of vexation”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|Benim}} Portuguese Benim, {{der|en|its|Ubinu}} Itsekiri Ubinu, {{der|en|yo|ile ibinu|t=house of vexation}} Yoruba ile ibinu (“house of vexation”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Benin
  1. A country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey.
    People's Republic of Benin, from 1975 to 1990
    Wikidata QID: Q962 Categories (place): Benin, Countries, Countries in Africa
    Sense id: en-Benin-en-name-en:Q962 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 37 29
  2. A country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey.
    Republic of Benin, since 1990
    Wikidata QID: Q962 Categories (place): Benin, Countries, Countries in Africa
    Sense id: en-Benin-en-name-en:Q9621 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 37 29
  3. A historical kingdom in West Africa, in present-day Nigeria. Wikidata QID: Q171203
    Sense id: en-Benin-en-name-en:Q171203 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 37 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: Subsahara Derived forms: Bay of Benin, Beninese, Bight of Benin, Republic of Benin Translations (country): Benin (Afrikaans), ቤኒን (benin) (Amharic), بَنِين (banīn) [masculine] (Arabic), Բենին (Benin) (Armenian), ܒܸܢܝܼܢ (binīn) [feminine] (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), Benin (Azerbaijani), Бені́н (Bjenín) [masculine] (Belarusian), বেনিন (benin) (Bengali), Benin (Breton), Бени́н (Benín) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ဘီနင် (bhinang) (Burmese), Benín [masculine] (Catalan), 貝寧 (Chinese Mandarin), 贝宁 (Bèiníng) (Chinese Mandarin), Benin [masculine] (Czech), Benin (Danish), ބެނީން (benīn̊) (Dhivehi), Benin [neuter] (Dutch), Benino (Esperanto), Benin (Estonian), Benin [neuter] (Faroese), Benin (Finnish), Bénin [masculine] (French), Benín (Galician), ბენინი (benini) (Georgian), Benin [neuter] (German), Μπενίν (Benín) [neuter] (Greek), Binin (Hausa), Benin (Hausa), בנין (benin) (Hebrew), बेनिन (benin) (Hindi), Benin (Hungarian), Benín [neuter] (Icelandic), Benin (Interlingua), Beinin [feminine] (Irish), Benin [masculine] (Italian), ベナン (Benan) (Japanese), Benin (Kalenjin), Mbenini (Kamba), Бенин (Benin) (Kazakh), បេណាំង (beenang) (Khmer), 베냉 (Benaeng) (Korean), 베닌 (Benin) (Korean), Бенин (Benin) (Kyrgyz), Beninum (Latin), Benina [feminine] (Latvian), Beninas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Benini (Luhya), Benin (Luo), Бенин (Benin) [masculine] (Macedonian), Benin (Malay), il-Benin (Maltese), Pēnina (Maori), Benin (Meru), ბენინი (benini) (Mingrelian), Бенин (Benin) (Mongolian), Benin [masculine] (Norman), Benin (Norwegian), بنین (benin) (Persian), Benin (Polish), Benim (Portuguese), Benin [neuter] (Romanian), Бени́н (Benín) [masculine] (Russian), Бенин [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Benin [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Benin [masculine] (Slovak), Benin [masculine] (Slovene), Benín (Spanish), Benin (Swahili), Benin (Swedish), Benin (Tagalog), Бенин (Benin) (Tajik), เบนิน (bee-nin) (Thai), ቤኒን (benin) (Tigrinya), Benin (Turkish), Бені́н (Benín) [masculine] (Ukrainian), بېنىن (bënin) (Uyghur), Benin (Uzbek), Bê-nanh (Vietnamese), Bẹ̀nẹ̀ (Yoruba)

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    },
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      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Benan",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "ベナン"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "kln",
      "lang": "Kalenjin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "kam",
      "lang": "Kamba",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Mbenini"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Benin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Бенин"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "beenang",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "បេណាំង"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Benaeng",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "베냉"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Benin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "베닌"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "Benin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Бенин"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Beninum"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "luy",
      "lang": "Luhya",
      "sense": "country",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "luo",
      "lang": "Luo",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Benin",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Бенин"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "il-Benin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Pēnina"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "mer",
      "lang": "Meru",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "xmf",
      "lang": "Mingrelian",
      "roman": "benini",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "ბენინი"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "Benin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Бенин"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "benin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "بنین"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benim"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Benín",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Бени́н"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Бенин"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benín"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "Benin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Бенин"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bee-nin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "เบนิน"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "ti",
      "lang": "Tigrinya",
      "roman": "benin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "ቤኒን"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Benín",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Бені́н"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "bënin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "بېنىن"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Bê-nanh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50 0",
      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Bẹ̀nẹ̀"
    }
  ],
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}
{
  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from Portuguese",
    "English terms derived from Itsekiri",
    "English terms derived from Portuguese",
    "English terms derived from Yoruba",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Rhymes:English/iːn",
    "Rhymes:English/iːn/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪn",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪn/2 syllables"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Bay of Benin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Beninese"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bight of Benin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Republic of Benin"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "pt",
        "3": "Benim"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese Benim",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "its",
        "3": "Ubinu"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "yo",
        "3": "ile ibinu",
        "t": "house of vexation"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba ile ibinu (“house of vexation”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Benin",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Subsahara"
    }
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    "Be‧nin"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "word": "Countries of the world"
    },
    {
      "topics": [
        "countries-of-Africa",
        "countries",
        "geography",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "countries of Africa"
    },
    {
      "word": "Algeria"
    },
    {
      "word": "Angola"
    },
    {
      "word": "Botswana"
    },
    {
      "word": "Burkina Faso"
    },
    {
      "word": "Burundi"
    },
    {
      "word": "Cabo Verde"
    },
    {
      "word": "Cameroon"
    },
    {
      "word": "Central African Republic"
    },
    {
      "word": "Chad"
    },
    {
      "word": "Comoros"
    },
    {
      "word": "Côte d'Ivoire"
    },
    {
      "word": "Democratic Republic of the Congo"
    },
    {
      "word": "Djibouti"
    },
    {
      "word": "Egypt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Equatorial Guinea"
    },
    {
      "word": "Eritrea"
    },
    {
      "word": "Eswatini"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ethiopia"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gabon"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gambia"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ghana"
    },
    {
      "word": "Guinea"
    },
    {
      "word": "Guinea-Bissau"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kenya"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lesotho"
    },
    {
      "word": "Liberia"
    },
    {
      "word": "Libya"
    },
    {
      "word": "Madagascar"
    },
    {
      "word": "Malawi"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mali"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mauritania"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mauritius"
    },
    {
      "word": "Morocco"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mozambique"
    },
    {
      "word": "Namibia"
    },
    {
      "word": "Niger"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nigeria"
    },
    {
      "word": "Republic of the Congo"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rwanda"
    },
    {
      "word": "São Tomé and Príncipe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Senegal"
    },
    {
      "word": "Seychelles"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sierra Leone"
    },
    {
      "word": "Somalia"
    },
    {
      "word": "South Africa"
    },
    {
      "word": "South Sudan"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sudan"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tanzania"
    },
    {
      "word": "Togo"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tunisia"
    },
    {
      "word": "Uganda"
    },
    {
      "word": "Western Sahara"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zambia"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zimbabwe [edit]"
    }
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        "en:Benin",
        "en:Countries",
        "en:Countries in Africa"
      ],
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        "People's Republic of Benin, from 1975 to 1990"
      ],
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        [
          "West Africa",
          "West Africa#English"
        ],
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          "Dahomey",
          "Dahomey"
        ]
      ],
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        "en:Q962"
      ],
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        "Q962"
      ]
    },
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        "en:Countries",
        "en:Countries in Africa"
      ],
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        "A country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey.",
        "Republic of Benin, since 1990"
      ],
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        [
          "West Africa",
          "West Africa#English"
        ],
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          "Dahomey",
          "Dahomey"
        ]
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        "en:Q962"
      ],
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        "Q962"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A historical kingdom in West Africa, in present-day Nigeria."
      ],
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          "Nigeria",
          "Nigeria"
        ]
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      ],
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        "Q171203"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/bɛˈnɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɛˈniːn/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bəˈnin/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bəˈnɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪn"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːn"
    },
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      "audio": "En-us-Benin.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b8/En-us-Benin.ogg/En-us-Benin.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/En-us-Benin.ogg",
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        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "am",
      "lang": "Amharic",
      "roman": "benin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "ቤኒን"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "banīn",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "بَنِين"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Benin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Բենին"
    },
    {
      "code": "aii",
      "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
      "roman": "binīn",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ܒܸܢܝܼܢ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "Bjenín",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Бені́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "benin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "বেনিন"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Benín",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Бени́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "bhinang",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "ဘီနင်"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Benín"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "貝寧"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Bèiníng",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "贝宁"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "dv",
      "lang": "Dhivehi",
      "roman": "benīn̊",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "ބެނީން"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benino"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bénin"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benín"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "benini",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "ბენინი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Benín",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Μπενίν"
    },
    {
      "code": "ha",
      "lang": "Hausa",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Binin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ha",
      "lang": "Hausa",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "benin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "בנין"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "benin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "बेनिन"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Benín"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Beinin"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Benan",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "ベナン"
    },
    {
      "code": "kln",
      "lang": "Kalenjin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "kam",
      "lang": "Kamba",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Mbenini"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Benin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Бенин"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "beenang",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "បេណាំង"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Benaeng",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "베냉"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Benin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "베닌"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "Benin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Бенин"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Beninum"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Benina"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Beninas"
    },
    {
      "code": "luy",
      "lang": "Luhya",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benini"
    },
    {
      "code": "luo",
      "lang": "Luo",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Benin",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Бенин"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "il-Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Pēnina"
    },
    {
      "code": "mer",
      "lang": "Meru",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "xmf",
      "lang": "Mingrelian",
      "roman": "benini",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "ბენინი"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "Benin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Бенин"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "benin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "بنین"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benim"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Benín",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Бени́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Бенин"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benín"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "Benin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Бенин"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bee-nin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "เบนิน"
    },
    {
      "code": "ti",
      "lang": "Tigrinya",
      "roman": "benin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "ቤኒን"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Benín",
      "sense": "country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Бені́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "bënin",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "بېنىن"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Benin"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Bê-nanh"
    },
    {
      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "country",
      "word": "Bẹ̀nẹ̀"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Benin"
}

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