"Cotonou" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cotonou
  1. The de facto capital of Benin. Categories (place): Cities in Benin, Places in Benin
    Sense id: en-Cotonou-en-name-hyGEev9~ Categories (other): Cotonou, National capitals, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Yoruba translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Yoruba translations: 50 50
  2. The de facto capital of Benin.
    (metonymic) The Beninese government.
    Tags: metonymically Categories (place): Cities in Benin, Places in Benin
    Sense id: en-Cotonou-en-name-OirnZiXf Categories (other): English metonyms, Cotonou, National capitals, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Yoruba translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Yoruba translations: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Porto-Novo Translations (the de-facto capital of Benin): كُوتُونُو (kutunū) [masculine] (Arabic), 科托努 (Kētuōnǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), コトヌー (Kotonū) (Japanese), 코토누 (Kotonu) (Korean), कोटोनू (koṭonū) (Marathi), Kotonu [neuter] (Polish), Cotonu [feminine] (Portuguese), Cotonou [feminine] (Portuguese), Котону́ (Kotonú) [masculine] (Russian), Cotonú (Spanish), Kútọnu (Yoruba)
Disambiguation of 'the de-facto capital of Benin': 50 50
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