"Benin" meaning in Swahili

See Benin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: Sw-ke-Benin.flac
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  1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey) Categories (place): Benin, Countries, Countries in Africa
    Sense id: en-Benin-sw-name-B06-2qxm Categories (other): Pages with 27 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Related terms: Afrika Kusini, Algeria Benin Aljeria, Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Chad Benin Chadi, Cote d'Ivoire Benin Kodivaa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Uhabeshi Benin Habeshi, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bisau Benin Guinea-Bisau Benin Ginebisau, Guinea ya Ikweta Benin Ginekweta, Guinea Benin Gine Benin Gini, Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa, Jamhuri ya Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville, Jibuti Benin Djibouti, Kamerun Benin Cameroon Benin Kameruni, Kenya, Komori, Visiwa vya Ngazija, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagaska, Bukini, Malawi, Unyasa, Mali, Mauritania, Mayotte, Misri, Umisri, Morisi, Moroko Benin Maroko, Msumbiji, Mozambik, Mtakatifu Helena, Namibia, Niger Benin Nijeri, Nigeria Benin Nijeria Benin Naijeria, Rwanda Benin Ruanda, Réunion, Sahara ya Magharibi, Sao Tome na Principe, Senegal Benin Senegali, Shelisheli, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Sudan Kusini, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uswazi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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          "word": "Algeria Benin Aljeria"
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        {
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          "word": "Jamhuri ya Kongo"
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        {
          "word": "Kongo-Brazzaville"
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          "word": "Kamerun Benin Cameroon Benin Kameruni"
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        {
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        },
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          "word": "Mali"
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          "word": "Misri"
        },
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          "word": "Umisri"
        },
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          "word": "Morisi"
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          "word": "Moroko Benin Maroko"
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          "word": "Mozambik"
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          "word": "Mtakatifu Helena"
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          "word": "Namibia"
        },
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          "word": "Niger Benin Nijeri"
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          "word": "Rwanda Benin Ruanda"
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          "word": "Réunion"
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          "word": "Sahara ya Magharibi"
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          "word": "Sao Tome na Principe"
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        {
          "word": "Shelisheli"
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        {
          "word": "Sierra Leone"
        },
        {
          "word": "Somalia"
        },
        {
          "word": "Sudan"
        },
        {
          "word": "Sudan Kusini"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tanzania"
        },
        {
          "word": "Togo"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tunisia"
        },
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          "word": "Uganda"
        },
        {
          "word": "Uswazi"
        },
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          "word": "Swaziland"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zambia"
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